Amory Street station
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 Construction of Amory Street station in July 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Amory Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′04″N 71°06′53″W / 42.3509886735°N 71.1147251215°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 57, 57A, 193 | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 15th, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | St. Paul Street, Boston University West | ||||||||||||
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Amory Street is a station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street, just to the west of the BU Bridge. Amory Street consists of two side platforms, which serves the B branch's two tracks. The station opened on November 15 2021, replacing the former Boston University West station and St. Paul Street station as part of a station consolidation project.
History
In 2014, the MBTA began planning to consolidate four stops - Boston University West, St. 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.[1] Boston University West and St. Paul Street were be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and St. Paul Street, called Amory Street station.[2]
Boston University West was a station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station was located on Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street, just to the west of the BU Bridge. Boston University West consisted of two side platforms, which served the B branch's two tracks. The station served 704 passengers daily in 2011.[3] 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.[4] Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden.[5] Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the Boston University College of Fine Arts, which was located adjacent to the station.
St. Paul Street was a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line B branch in Boston, Massachusetts. The station was located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue at St. Paul Street, surrounded by the Boston University campus. St. Paul Street consisted of two narrow side platforms, which served the B branch's two tracks. The station served 1,296 passengers daily in 2011.[3]
Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue.[6] The MBTA awarded a $17.8 million construction contract on March 23, 2020.[7] Construction ran from February to November 2021, with night and weekend bustitution for much of 2021.[8] In February 2021, the MBTA announced that the new stop replacing Boston University West and St. Paul Street would be named "Amory Street".[9] Buses replaced rail service between Washington Street and Kenmore from April 17–May 9 and May 17–June 13, 2021, allowing for construction of the new platforms and canopy steelwork.[10][11]
Boston University West and St. Paul Street station were permanently closed at the end of service on November 12, 2021 in preparation for the opening of the new Amory Street station on November 15.
References
- ^ "Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 16, 2014.
- ^ O'Rourke, John (October 23, 2014). "T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops". BU Today. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Vernon Doucette (1 February 2010). "Closeup: Rhett Check". BU Today. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Designed to a "T"": Art installation comes to BU West". BU Today. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FMCB Awards $17.8 Million for B Branch Station Consolidation Work" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2020.
- ^ "B Branch Station Consolidation Project: Virtual Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 28, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "B Branch Accelerated Work 100% Complete" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 14, 2021.
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