Arlington (MBTA station)

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Outbound platform
Arlington Station
Station statistics
Address	300 Boylston at 20 Arlington Streets, Downtown Boston
Lines	MBTA Subway Green Line
Platforms	no crossover between inbound and outbound tracks
Other information
Opened	November 13, 1921 (Arlington entrance closed November 22, 2006)
Rebuilt	to be finished March 1, 2008 (Arlington entrance)
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Arlington station is a MBTA station on the Green Line, located on the southwest end of the Boston Public Garden at the corner of Arlington and Boylston Streets. It is therefore popular for reaching the Public Garden, particularly its famous swan boats.

Since Copley Station lacks a crossover between westbound (outbound) and eastbound (inbound) tracks, this is the last stop in the outbound direction at which a transfer among all Green Line trains traveling in either direction is possible.

On November 22, 2006, the main entrance to Arlington station closed for extensive construction, including changes to make the station handicapped accessible. The Arlington Street entrance will not reopen until March 1, 2008. Until then, all access to Arlington station is through the long–closed entrances at the corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets.

[edit] Attractions

• Boston Common
• Boston Public Garden
• Back Bay
• Theater District

[edit] External links

• MBTA description of Arlington Station renovations

Previous station		MBTA		Next station
Copley toward Boston College		Green Line "B" Branch		Boylston toward Government Center
Copley toward Riverside		Green Line "D" Branch
Copley toward Cleveland Circle		Green Line "C" Branch		Boylston toward North Station
Copley toward Heath Street		Green Line "E" Branch		Boylston toward Lechmere