Amory Street station
Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts
Amory Street station is a light rail stop on the Green Line B branch of the MBTA subway system, 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 on February 15, 2021; they opened on November 15, 2021.
Station layout
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. 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.
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