Arlington (MBTA station)

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Arlington

Outbound platform showing circa 1967 renovation appearance

Station statistics

Address

300 Boylston at 20 Arlington Streets, Downtown Boston

Lines

Green Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

November 13, 1921, 1st renovation 1967, (Arlington St. entrance closed November 22, 2006)

Rebuilt

to be finished March 1, 2008 (Arlington entrance)

Owned by

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Traffic

Passengers (1997)

2.332 million ▬ 0%

Services

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

Arlington is an 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, where the E line branches, 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.

[edit] Accessibility

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. As of late May 2008, the Arlington Street entrance remains unopen.