Boston University Central station
BOSTON UNIV. CENTRAL | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 An inbound train and a 57 bus at BU Central in April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Commonwealth Avenue and Marsh Chapel Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′00″N 71°06′24″W / 42.34989°N 71.106804°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA Bus: CT2, 47, 57, 57A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 daily | 2,194[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston University Central is a surface-level station on the MBTA's Green Line "B" Branch, located the center median of Commonwealth Avenue west of St. Marys Street in Boston, Massachusetts, surrounded by the Boston University campus. It consists of two side platforms, which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks. The station is fully handicapped-accessible, with raised platforms to allow level boarding onto low-floor trams and a high platform on the inbound side to serve high-floor trams.
History
The station has the third-highest ridership on the "B" Branch (after only Harvard Avenue and Packards Corner).[1] Because of their high ridership, BU East and BU Central were rebuilt with slightly raised platforms in 2002 to allow level boarding onto the new Type 8 trams. Service was provided to an interim station between the two stops during construction.[2] A wooden high-level platform was also built on the inbound platform to serve older Type 7 high-floor trams. BU Central is one of only five surface stations on the "B" branch that is handicapped-accessible (the others are BU East, Harvard Avenue, Washington Street, and the branch's terminus at Boston College).[1]
Station layout
| G Street/Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← "B" Branch toward Boston College (Boston University West) | |
| Inbound | → "B" Branch toward Park Street (Boston University East) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Bus connections
Four MBTA Bus routes have connections near the station:
- CT2 Sullivan Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/MIT
- 47 Central Square, Cambridge - Broadway Station via B.U. Medical Center, Dudley Station & Longwood Medical Area
- 57 Watertown Yard - Kenmore Station via Newton Corner & Brighton Center
- 57A Oak Square - Kenmore Station via Commonwealth Avenue
The CT2 and 47 stop at Commonwealth Avenue at University Road (northbound) and Mountfort Street at Lenox Street (southbound) to the west of the station, and Park Drive at Beacon Street to the south. The 57 and 57A stop on Commonwealth Avenue at Saint Mary's Street directly across from the station.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Boston University Central Station Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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