Jackson Square (MBTA station)

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Jackson Square

Station statistics

Address

1500 Columbus Avenue at 240 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

Coordinates

42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229, -71.1000Coordinates: 42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229, -71.1000

Lines

Orange Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Parking

N/A

Bicycle facilities

8 spaces

Other information

Opened

May 4, 1987

Accessible

Owned by

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Services

Preceding station		MBTA		Following station
Stony Brook toward Forest Hills		Orange Line		Roxbury Crossing toward Oak Grove

Jackson Square is a station on the Orange Line of the MBTA subway. The station is located in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The station opened in 1987 along with the rest of the southern Orange Line stations. In 2004, a project took place that provided the Jackson street station with murals as well as better lighting and new sidewalks to replace broken ones after a spree of violent crimes near the station. The improvements were designed to reduce criminal activity as well as provide a more welcoming atmosphere for transit riders. ^[1]