Science Park (MBTA station)

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Science Park
Inbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Nashua & Charles Street at Charles River Dam at Leverett Circle, Boston MA
Lines	Green Line ("E" Branch)
Parking	2
Other information
Opened	20 August 1955
Owned by	MBTA
Traffic
Passengers (1997)	353,600 ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station North Station toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Lechmere Terminus

The Science Park stop on the elevated MBTA Green Line is located at the Boston end of the Old Charles River Dam at Leverett Circle, near the intersection of Nashua Street and Charles Street (Storrow Drive). Since December 2006, passengers have entered the station through faregates that accept CharlieCards and CharlieTickets, instead of the previous practice of paying on board the train.

[edit] Attractions

• Museum of Science, Boston
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• walking paths along the Charles River basin.

[edit] Accessibility

The station is elevated and is not accessible. Wheelchair visitors to the Museum of Science might consider the Lechmere stop, a few blocks away. See MBTA accessibility.