Green Street (MBTA station)

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Green Street
Station statistics
Address 150 Green Street at 380 Armory Street, Jamaica Plain
Coordinates 42°18′37″N 71°06′28″W / 42.3102, -71.1078Coordinates: 42°18′37″N 71°06′28″W / 42.3102, -71.1078
Lines
Orange Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened May 4, 1987
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Terminus
 Orange Line
toward Oak Grove

Green Street Station is a station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in the southern part of Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts at 150 Green Street, near the intersection of Green Street and Amory Street. It primarily serves surrounding residential neighborhoods and is half a mile from Jamaica Plain's primary business district on Centre Street.

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[edit] Attractions

The Gallery @ Green Street is a contemporary art gallery located in a storefront of the station building. It is the only art gallery located in a subway station in Boston.

The station provides access to many parks located in Jamaica Plain. Franklin Park is east of the station, and to its west is Jamaica Pond, part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks. The station is also located along the linear Southwest Corridor Park which tracks the Southwest Corridor.

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[edit] Accessibility

The station is fully wheelchair accessible.

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