Boston University East (MBTA station)
BOSTON UNIV. EAST | |||||||||||
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 Boston University East station facing outbound with BU's College of Arts and Sciences in the right background | |||||||||||
| Location |
Commonwealth Avenue near Granby Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′58″N 71°06′14″W / 42.349569°N 71.103866°WCoordinates: 42°20′58″N 71°06′14″W / 42.349569°N 71.103866°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2009 daily) | 2,892[1] | ||||||||||
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Boston University East is a surface-level station on the MBTA Green Line "B" Branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located in the center median of Commonwealth Avenue between Granby Street and the east end of Cummington Street, surrounded by the Boston University campus. It consists of two side platforms which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks.
Owing to its location in front of Warren Towers dormitory and BU's College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University East has the second-highest ridership on the "B" Branch.[1] Because of their high ridership, BU East and BU Central were rebuilt with slightly raised platforms in 2002 to allow level boarding onto the new Type 8 trams. Service was provided to an interim station between the two stops during construction.[2] BU East is one of only five surface stations on the branch that is handicapped accessible.[3]
Station layout
| G Street/Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← "B" Branch toward Boston College (Boston University Central) | |
| Inbound | → "B" Branch toward Government Center (Blandford Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
