Copley (MBTA station)

COPLEY
Outbound platform
Station statistics
Address	640 Boylston St. at 230 Dartmouth St. under Copley Square, Downtown Boston
Coordinates	42°21′01″N 71°04′39″W / 42.35028°N 71.07750°W / 42.35028; -71.07750Coordinates: 42°21′01″N 71°04′39″W / 42.35028°N 71.07750°W / 42.35028; -71.07750
Line(s)	Green Line (all branches)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 3, 1914
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	13,500 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Hynes Convention Center toward Boston College Green Line "B" Branch Arlington toward Government Center Hynes Convention Center toward Riverside Green Line "D" Branch Hynes Convention Center toward Cleveland Circle Green Line "C" Branch Arlington toward North Station Prudential toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Arlington toward Lechmere

Copley is a station on the MBTA Green Line light rail subway in Boston, Massachusetts. Located in and named after Copley Square, the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street.

As there is no connection between the inbound and outbound platforms, travelers must exit the station, cross the street, and pay again to switch directions at this station. Alternatively, a free inbound-outbound transfer can be made by traveling one stop east to Arlington station, where the two platforms are connected by a free mezzanine crossover.

Immediately west of Copley station, the Green Line "E" Branch splits off from the main line via a flat junction, and then runs under Huntington Avenue towards its terminus at Heath Street. Because inbound and outbound trains must be carefully coordinated when traversing the junction, this location is one of the bottlenecks limiting peak capacity of the Green Line.^{[citation needed]}

History

Copley Station was opened October 3, 1914, as part of the Boylston Street Subway, an extension of the original Tremont Street Subway. The ornate wrought-iron head house next to the Boston Public Library was designed by the firm Fox, Jenny & Gale.^[2] Originally Copley had light blue and white tile mosaic for the station name on the walls; however, none of these have survived.

Substantial renovations were done in 2008-9 which included improving accessibility, new tiling, improved lighting and replacement of the two head houses on Dartmouth Street as well as restoration of the wrought iron head house next to the Public Library. The station remains one of the few in the MBTA system that do not have a crossover between outbound and inbound platforms.

Copley Station is closed every year on the day of the Boston Marathon.^[3] After the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013, Copley Station remained closed through April 23, 2013.^[4]

Attractions

• Copley Square
• Boston Public Library
• John Hancock Tower
• Trinity Church
• Old South Church
• The Newman School

Accessibility

Copley is fully wheelchair accessible, following extensive station renovation completed in 2011.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copley (MBTA station).

• MBTA - Copley Station
• MBTA Projects Under Construction: Copley Station
• Dartmouth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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