Jump to content

Amory Street station: Difference between revisions

Edit links
Coordinates: 42°21′04″N 71°06′53″W / 42.3510°N 71.1147°W / 42.3510; -71.1147
This is a good article. Click here for more information.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Cydebot (talk | contribs)
6,812,251 edits
→top: swap image
 
(82 intermediate revisions by 33 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{good article}}
{{Short description|Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name=BOSTON UNIV. WEST
| name = Amory Street
| style=MBTA green
| style = MBTA
| style2 = Green
| type=
| image=Boston University West MBTA station, Boston MA.jpg
| image = Outbound train at Amory Street station, September 2024.jpg
| image_caption=An inbound train at Boston University West
| image_caption = An outbound train at Amory Street station in September 2024
| alt = A light rail train at a surface station in the median of an urban street
| address=Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street <br> [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| address = [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]] at Amory Street
⚫
| coordinates={{coord|42.350759|-71.113833|display=inline,title}}
| borough = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| line=
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|42.3510|-71.1147|display=inline,title}}
{{rail color box|system=MBTA|line=Green|branch=[[Green Line "B" Branch|"B" Branch]]}}
| line = <!--redundant to services-->
| other=
| other = {{bus icon}} [[MBTA bus]]: {{MBTA bus links|Amory Street}}
| structure=
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks=2
| tracks = 2
| passengers=704<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref>
| passengers = Weekday average boardings:<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref><br />Saint Paul Street: 1,296<br />Boston University West: 704
| pass_year=2011 daily
| pass_year = 2011
| opened=
| opened = {{start date|1896|05|18|mf=y}}
| closed=
| closed =
| rebuilt=
| rebuilt = November 15, 2021
| accessible = Yes
| electrified=
| former = Saint Paul Street, Boston University West
| ADA=
⚫
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MBTA|line=Green|type=B|left=Babcock Street|right=Boston University Central}}
| code=
| other_services_header = Former services
| owned=[[MBTA]]
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| zone=
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MBTA|line=Green|type=A|left=Pleasant Street|right=University Road}}
| former=
| mapframe = yes
| services=
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rcr|MBTA|Green}}
{{s-rail|title=MBTA}}
| mapframe-marker = rail-light
⚫
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Green|branch="B" Branch|previous=St. Paul Street|next=Boston University Central}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
{{s-note|text=Former&nbsp;services}}
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Green|branch="A" Branch|previous=St. Paul Street|next=Boston University Central}}
| mpassengers=
}}
}}


'''Boston University West''' is a station on the [[MBTA]]'s [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] [[Green Line "B" Branch|"B" Branch]] located in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. The station is located on [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]] near Amory Street, just to the west of the [[Boston University Bridge|BU Bridge]]. Boston University West consists of two side platforms, which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks.
'''Amory Street station''' is a [[light rail]] stop on the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] [[Green Line B branch|B branch]], located in the median of [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]] in the west part of the [[Boston University]] campus. The [[accessible]] station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with access at Amory Street and Saint Paul Street.


Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue began in 1896 under the [[West End Street Railway]]. The line passed through several operators; in the 1960s, it became the Green Line B branch. Stops were located at Boston University West (Amory Street) and Saint Paul Street. Planning for consolidation of the two stations into a single accessible station as part of a stop consolidation project began in 2014. Construction of Amory Street station and nearby [[Babcock Street station]] began in February 2021; they opened on November 15, 2021.
⚫
==Station art==
⚫
As part of the MBTA's [[Arts on the Line]] program, six new station signs were put up in 2010 featuring illustrations by BU College of Fine Arts graduate Andy Bell.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/closeup/rhett-check/ |title=Closeup: Rhett Check |publisher=BU Today |author=Vernon Doucette |date=1 February 2010 |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2006/designed-to-a-t/ |title=Designed to a “T”": Art installation comes to BU West |newspaper=BU Today |date=24 April 2006 |accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref> Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the [[Boston University College of Fine Arts]], which is located adjacent to the station.


⚫
==Station layout==
⚫
==Stop consolidation==
Amory Street station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue between Saint Paul Street and Amory Street, adjacent to the [[Boston University College of Fine Arts]] and College of General Studies buildings.<ref name=jan2021 /> The station has two accessible {{convert|225|feet|adj=on}}-long [[side platform]]s serving the two tracks of the B branch. The platforms are located in the middle of the {{convert|500|feet|adj=on}}-long block, with walkways from the platforms to the Saint Paul Street grade crossing and a pedestrian crossing at Amory Street. Each platform has a {{convert|150|feet|adj=on}}-long canopy for passengers, with wavy colored panels on both sides.<ref name=contract /><ref name=jan2021 />
In October 2014, the MBTA began holding meetings for a proposal to consolidate four stops - Boston University West, [[St. Paul Street (MBTA Green Line "B" Branch station)|St. Paul Street]], [[Pleasant Street (MBTA station)|Pleasant Street]], and [[Babcock Street (MBTA station)|Babcock Street]] - located near [[Boston University]]'s [[West Campus]]. The four stops, which are not handicapped accessible, would be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a planned redesign of Commonwealth Avenue between the BU Bridge and Packard's Corner.<ref name=MBTA-CommAve>{{cite web|title=Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting|url=http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=6442453139&month=&year=|website=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|accessdate=2014-10-30}}</ref> Boston University West and St. Paul Street would be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and St. Paul Street.<ref name=butoday>{{cite news |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/t-may-eliminate-two-green-line-b-stops/ |title=T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops |newspaper=BU Today |date=23 October 2014 |last=O'Rourke |first=John |accessdate=31 October 2014}}</ref>


== History ==
Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue. {{As of|December 2016}}, MassDOT expected to issue a change order in 2017 to assign station construction work to the roadwork contractor.<ref name=accessdec2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Riding_the_T/Accessible_Services/Accessible_Services_List/SWA%20Initiatives_December%202016%20Update_12.5.16.pdf |title=MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility |first=Laura |last=Brelsford |date=December 5, 2016 |page=22}}</ref>
===Streetcar service===
[[File:MBTA 3176 at St Paul Street, September 1965.jpg|thumb|left|Streetcars at Saint Paul Street in 1965|alt=A streetcar at a small platform in the median of an urban street]]
The [[West End Street Railway]] built a new streetcar line in the median of Commonwealth Avenue in the mid-1890s. Service began on the new tracks between [[Kenmore Square|Governors Square]] and {{bts|Union Square|Green|A}} on May 18, 1896.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/annualreporto18831921west#page/n225/mode/2up |title=Ninth Annual Report of the West End Street Railway Company for the Year Ending September 30, 1896 |page=5 |year=1896 |publisher=Walker, Young & Co |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59417143/the-boston-globe/ |title=New Electric Line |newspaper=The Boston Globe |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 9, 1895 |page=7}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name=century>{{cite book |title=Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service |last1=Clarke |first1=Bradley H. |last2=Cummings |first2=O.R. |year=1997 |publisher=Boston Street Railway Association |isbn=0938315048}}</ref>{{rp|48}} This route was extended to [[Newton Corner station|Nonantum Square]] on existing tracks later that year; it began using the [[Tremont Street subway]] on November 8, 1897.<ref name=century />{{rp|48}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53147218/the-boston-globe/ |title=Subway Notice |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=November 6, 1897 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The [[Boston Elevated Railway]] (BERy) leased the West End Street Railway on October 1, 1897, and continued its system expansion.<ref name=century />{{rp|35}} New tracks on Commonwealth Avenue from Chestnut Hill Avenue to Brighton Avenue were opened by the BERy on May 26, 1900, allowing direct service from [[Boston College station|Lake Street]] to downtown via Commonwealth Avenue.<ref name=century />{{rp|58}} The Nonantum Square line was extended to [[Watertown Yard]] in 1912, forming the service pattern for the next half-century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54535763/the-boston-globe/ |title=To Watertown Car Barn |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 7, 1912 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>


The BERy was succeeded by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947; the MTA in turn was succeeded by the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) in 1964.<ref name=greenlinebook>{{cite book |title=Trolleys Under the Hub |last1=Cheney |first1=Frank |last2=Sammarco |first2=Anthony M. |year=1997 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=0752409077 |page=9}}</ref> The MBTA designated the remaining streetcar lines as the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] in 1965; in 1967, the Watertown line became the [[Green Line A branch]], with the Lake Street (Boston College) line becoming the [[Green Line B branch|B branch]]. A branch service ended on June 21, 1969, leaving only the B branch on Commonwealth Avenue.<ref name=netransit>{{NETransit}}</ref> By 1972, stops with small platforms were located on the east side of Amory Street (later called '''Boston University West''') and the west side of '''Saint Paul Street''', about {{convert|550|feet}} apart.<ref>{{cite book |title=Plan for Acquisition and Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/1972-green-line-surface-stops |chapter=Green Line Station Mileage from Lechmere |year=1972 |author=Thomas K. Dyer Inc. |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>
==Station layout==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 width=50 valign=top|'''G<br>Street/Platform level'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|<span style=color:#{{MBTA color|Green}}>'''Outbound'''</span>
| ← [[Green Line "B" Branch|<span style=color:#{{MBTA color|Green}}>'''"B" Branch'''</span>]] toward [[Boston College (MBTA station)|Boston College]] <small>([[St. Paul Street (MBTA Green Line "B" Branch station)|St. Paul Street]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{MBTA color|Green}}>'''Inbound'''</span>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400|<span style=color:white>→</span> [[Green Line "B" Branch|<span style=color:#{{MBTA color|Green}}>'''"B" Branch'''</span>]] toward [[Park Street (MBTA station)|Park Street]] <small>([[Boston University Central (MBTA station)|Boston University Central]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|}


⚫
As part of the MBTA's [[Arts on the Line|public art program]], six new station signs at Boston University West were installed in 2010 featuring illustrations by [[Boston University College of Fine Arts]] graduate Andy Bell.<ref name=closeup>{{cite news |url=https://www.bu.edu/today/close-ups/2010/rhett-check/ |title=Closeup: Rhett Check |newspaper=BU Today |first=Vernon|last=Doucette |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden.<ref name=designed>{{cite news |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2006/designed-to-a-t |title=Designed to a "T"": Art installation comes to BU West |newspaper=BU Today |date=April 24, 2006 |accessdate=December 31, 2021}}</ref> Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the College of Fine Arts, which was located adjacent to the station.<ref name=designed /><ref name=closeup />
==Bus connections==
{{clear left}}
*'''{{MBTABus|57}}''' [[Watertown Yard (MBTA station)|Watertown Yard]] - [[Kenmore (MBTA station)|Kenmore Station]] via [[Newton Corner (MBTA station)|Newton Corner]] & Brighton Center

⚫
===Stop consolidation===
[[File:Inbound train at BU West station, December 2018.JPG|thumb|left|Boston University West station in 2018|alt=A light rail train at a surface station in the median of an urban street]]
In 2014, the MBTA began planning to consolidate four stops – Boston University West, Saint Paul Street, [[Pleasant Street station (MBTA)|Pleasant Street]], and [[Babcock Street station|Babcock Street]] – located near Boston University's [[Boston University West Campus|West Campus]]. The four stops, which were not [[accessible]], were to be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a reconfiguration of Commonwealth Avenue between the [[Boston University Bridge]] and Packard's Corner.<ref name=MBTA-CommAve>{{cite press release |title=Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2014-10-16/comm-ave-green-line-improvements-public-meeting |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/commonwealth-avenue-improvement-project/ |title=Comm Ave Remake Kicks Off |date=November 3, 2016 |newspaper=BU Today |access-date=January 20, 2022 |first=Joel |last=Brown}}</ref> Boston University West and Saint Paul Street were to be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and Saint Paul Street.<ref name=butoday>{{cite news |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2014/t-may-eliminate-two-green-line-b-stops |title=T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops |newspaper=BU Today |date=October 23, 2014 |last=O'Rourke |first=John |accessdate=December 31, 2021}}</ref> Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue.<ref name=accessdec2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Riding_the_T/Accessible_Services/Accessible_Services_List/SWA%20Initiatives_December%202016%20Update_12.5.16.pdf |title=MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility |first=Laura |last=Brelsford |date=December 5, 2016 |page=22 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015230/http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Riding_the_T/Accessible_Services/Accessible_Services_List/SWA%20Initiatives_December%202016%20Update_12.5.16.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The MBTA awarded a $17.8 million construction contract on March 23, 2020.<ref name=contract>{{cite press release |url=https://mbta.com/news/2020-03-23/fmcb-awards-178-million-b-branch-station-consolidation-work |title=FMCB Awards $17.8 Million for B Branch Station Consolidation Work |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Construction was set to last from February 2021 to early 2022, with night and weekend [[bustitution]] (replacement with bus service) for much of 2021.<ref name=jan2021>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/2021-01-28-glt-b-branch-station-consolidation-meeting-presentation.pdf |title=B Branch Station Consolidation Project: Virtual Public Meeting |date=January 28, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> In February 2021, the MBTA announced that the new stop replacing Boston University West and Saint Paul Street would be named '''Amory Street'''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2021-02-11/mbta-announces-names-new-stations-part-green-line-b-branch-station-consolidation |title=MBTA Announces Names of New Stations as Part of Green Line B Branch Station Consolidation Project |date=February 11, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Buses replaced rail service between Washington Street and Kenmore from April 17 to May 9 and May 17 to June 13, 2021, allowing for construction of the new platforms and canopy steelwork.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2021-03-31/building-better-t-green-line-b-branch-station-consolidation-project-work-taking |title=Building a Better T: Green Line B Branch Station Consolidation Project Work Taking Place for Seven Weeks, Washington Street – Kenmore Work Begins April 17 |date=March 31, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-b-branch-station-consolidation/update/b-branch-accelerated-work-100-complete |title=B Branch Accelerated Work 100% Complete |date=June 14, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>

Boston University West and Saint Paul Street stations were closed at the end of service on Friday, November 12, 2021. After a weekend closure, Amory Street station opened on November 15.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-b-branch-station-consolidation/update/new-babcock-street-and-amory-street |title=New Babcock Street and Amory Street Stations Open November 15 |date=November 12, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Boston University planned to display Andy Bell's artworks elsewhere on its campus.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2021-11-16/mbta-celebrates-completion-two-new-green-line-stations |title=MBTA Celebrates Completion of Two New Green Line Stations |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=November 16, 2021}}</ref>
{{clear left}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{commonscat|Boston University West (MBTA station)}}
*[https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-amory MBTA – Amory Street]
*[http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=10694&lat=42.350759&lng=-71.113833 MBTA - Boston University West]
*[http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/?id=6442453346 MBTA Stop Consolidation Project]
*[https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-b-branch-consolidation Green Line B Branch Consolidation]

* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.350782,-71.113837&spn=0.003727,0.013518&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.350803,-71.113982&panoid=WStxXKIxPR8X7-ZgMgMf7g&cbp=12,71.48,,0,5.5 Station from Google Maps Street View]
{{MBTA Subway Stations|state=collapsed}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Boston University West (Mbta Station)}}
[[Category:Green Line (MBTA) stations]]
[[Category:Green Line (MBTA) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Boston]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Boston]]
[[Category:Railway stations at university and college campuses]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Massachusetts at university and college campuses]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2021]]

Latest revision as of 04:51, 17 October 2024

Amory Street
A light rail train at a surface station in the median of an urban street
An outbound train at Amory Street station in September 2024
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Amory Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′04″N 71°06′53″W / 42.3510°N 71.1147°W / 42.3510; -71.1147
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 57
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 18, 1896 (1896-05-18)
RebuiltNovember 15, 2021
Previous namesSaint Paul Street, Boston University West
Passengers
2011Weekday average boardings:[1]
Saint Paul Street: 1,296
Boston University West: 704
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Babcock Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Boston University Central
toward Government Center
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Pleasant Street
toward Watertown
 Green Line University Road
toward Park Street
Location
Map

Amory Street station is a light rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue in the west part of the Boston University campus. The accessible station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with access at Amory Street and Saint Paul Street.

Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue began in 1896 under the West End Street Railway. The line passed through several operators; in the 1960s, it became the Green Line B branch. Stops were located at Boston University West (Amory Street) and Saint Paul Street. Planning for consolidation of the two stations into a single accessible station as part of a stop consolidation project began in 2014. Construction of Amory Street station and nearby Babcock Street station began in February 2021; they opened on November 15, 2021.

Station layout

[edit]

Amory Street station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue between Saint Paul Street and Amory Street, adjacent to the Boston University College of Fine Arts and College of General Studies buildings.[2] The station has two accessible 225-foot (69 m)-long side platforms serving the two tracks of the B branch. The platforms are located in the middle of the 500-foot (150 m)-long block, with walkways from the platforms to the Saint Paul Street grade crossing and a pedestrian crossing at Amory Street. Each platform has a 150-foot (46 m)-long canopy for passengers, with wavy colored panels on both sides.[3][2]

History

[edit]

Streetcar service

[edit]
A streetcar at a small platform in the median of an urban street
Streetcars at Saint Paul Street in 1965

The West End Street Railway built a new streetcar line in the median of Commonwealth Avenue in the mid-1890s. Service began on the new tracks between Governors Square and Union Square on May 18, 1896.[4][5][6]: 48  This route was extended to Nonantum Square on existing tracks later that year; it began using the Tremont Street subway on November 8, 1897.[6]: 48 [7] The Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) leased the West End Street Railway on October 1, 1897, and continued its system expansion.[6]: 35  New tracks on Commonwealth Avenue from Chestnut Hill Avenue to Brighton Avenue were opened by the BERy on May 26, 1900, allowing direct service from Lake Street to downtown via Commonwealth Avenue.[6]: 58  The Nonantum Square line was extended to Watertown Yard in 1912, forming the service pattern for the next half-century.[8]

The BERy was succeeded by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947; the MTA in turn was succeeded by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.[9] The MBTA designated the remaining streetcar lines as the Green Line in 1965; in 1967, the Watertown line became the Green Line A branch, with the Lake Street (Boston College) line becoming the B branch. A branch service ended on June 21, 1969, leaving only the B branch on Commonwealth Avenue.[10] By 1972, stops with small platforms were located on the east side of Amory Street (later called Boston University West) and the west side of Saint Paul Street, about 550 feet (170 m) apart.[11]

As part of the MBTA's public art program, six new station signs at Boston University West were installed in 2010 featuring illustrations by Boston University College of Fine Arts graduate Andy Bell.[12] Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden.[13] Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the College of Fine Arts, which was located adjacent to the station.[13][12]

Stop consolidation

[edit]
A light rail train at a surface station in the median of an urban street
Boston University West station in 2018

In 2014, the MBTA began planning to consolidate four stops – Boston University West, Saint Paul Street, Pleasant Street, and Babcock Street – located near Boston University's West Campus. The four stops, which were not accessible, were to be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a reconfiguration of Commonwealth Avenue between the Boston University Bridge and Packard's Corner.[14][15] Boston University West and Saint Paul Street were to be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and Saint Paul Street.[16] Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue.[17]

The MBTA awarded a $17.8 million construction contract on March 23, 2020.[3] Construction was set to last from February 2021 to early 2022, with night and weekend bustitution (replacement with bus service) for much of 2021.[2] In February 2021, the MBTA announced that the new stop replacing Boston University West and Saint Paul Street would be named Amory Street.[18] Buses replaced rail service between Washington Street and Kenmore from April 17 to May 9 and May 17 to June 13, 2021, allowing for construction of the new platforms and canopy steelwork.[19][20]

Boston University West and Saint Paul Street stations were closed at the end of service on Friday, November 12, 2021. After a weekend closure, Amory Street station opened on November 15.[21] Boston University planned to display Andy Bell's artworks elsewhere on its campus.[22]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "B Branch Station Consolidation Project: Virtual Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "FMCB Awards $17.8 Million for B Branch Station Consolidation Work" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Ninth Annual Report of the West End Street Railway Company for the Year Ending September 30, 1896. Walker, Young & Co. 1896. p. 5 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "New Electric Line". The Boston Globe. April 9, 1895. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b c d Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 0938315048.
  7. ^ "Subway Notice". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "To Watertown Car Barn". The Boston Globe. December 7, 1912. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Cheney, Frank; Sammarco, Anthony M. (1997). Trolleys Under the Hub. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 0752409077.
  10. ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  11. ^ Thomas K. Dyer Inc. (1972). "Green Line Station Mileage from Lechmere". Plan for Acquisition and Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  12. ^ a b Doucette, Vernon (February 1, 2010). "Closeup: Rhett Check". BU Today. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Designed to a "T"": Art installation comes to BU West". BU Today. April 24, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 16, 2014.
  15. ^ Brown, Joel (November 3, 2016). "Comm Ave Remake Kicks Off". BU Today. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  16. ^ O'Rourke, John (October 23, 2014). "T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops". BU Today. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Brelsford, Laura (December 5, 2016). "MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "MBTA Announces Names of New Stations as Part of Green Line B Branch Station Consolidation Project" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 11, 2021.
  19. ^ "Building a Better T: Green Line B Branch Station Consolidation Project Work Taking Place for Seven Weeks, Washington Street – Kenmore Work Begins April 17" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "B Branch Accelerated Work 100% Complete" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "New Babcock Street and Amory Street Stations Open November 15" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 12, 2021.
  22. ^ "MBTA Celebrates Completion of Two New Green Line Stations" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 16, 2021.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amory Street station.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Amory_Street_station&oldid=1251634599"