Symphony (MBTA station)

SYMPHONY
Outbound entrance in front of Symphony Hall
Station statistics
Address	Massachusetts & Huntington Avenues in front of Symphony Hall, Fenway district of Boston
Coordinates	42°20′34″N 71°05′06″W / 42.34278°N 71.08500°W / 42.34278; -71.08500Coordinates: 42°20′34″N 71°05′06″W / 42.34278°N 71.08500°W / 42.34278; -71.08500
Line(s)	Green Line "E" branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	February 16, 1941
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	1,993 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Northeastern University toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Prudential toward Lechmere

Symphony is an underground light rail stop in Boston, Massachusetts on the "E" branch of the MBTA Green Line. It is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Huntington Avenue. Symphony is the outermost underground station on the "E" branch; after leaving Symphony, outbound trolleys emerge onto the surface and continue down the median of Huntington Avenue.

History

The station was opened February 16, 1941 as part of the Huntingtown Avenue tunnel, which was a WPA project that eliminated street cars from Boylston Street and Copley Square in order to ease congestion. The trolley cars emerge onto the street immediately south of Symphony station. There is a sub-passageway connecting the inbound and outbound platforms that was sealed off in the early 1960s when the MTA converted the station to an unmanned one, as it is today. Moderate renovations were performed to the station in the early 1990s which included new tiling and improved lighting.

Fare

Formerly, Symphony and Prudential were the only two underground stops on the Green Line where riders paid boarding the train rather than when entering the station. This changed in May 2006 when the MBTA installed the Charlie Card / Charlie Ticket electronic fare collection system at the station. Passengers now pay with their Charlie Card/Ticket when entering the station, and can board at any door to the train.

Nearby Destinations

• Symphony Hall
• Christian Science Plaza
• Jordan Hall of the New England Conservatory
• Eastern portions of Northeastern University

Accessibility

This station is not wheelchair accessible; the closest accessible station is Massachusetts Avenue on the Orange Line.

Bus connections

• 1 Harvard - Dudley Station via Mass. Ave.
• 39 Forest Hills Sta. - Back Bay Sta. via Huntington Ave. (Arborway replacement service)
• CT1 - Central Square, Cambridge - B.U. Medical Center/Boston Medical Center via MIT

References

External links

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

• MBTA Green Line -- Symphony Station
• Massachusetts Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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