Green Street (MBTA station)

GREEN
Green Street platform, looking southwards
Location	150 Green Street at 380 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain
Coordinates	42°18′37″N 71°06′28″W / 42.3102°N 71.1078°W / 42.3102; -71.1078Coordinates: 42°18′37″N 71°06′28″W / 42.3102°N 71.1078°W / 42.3102; -71.1078
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	22 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 4, 1987[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	3,618 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Forest Hills Terminus Orange Line Stony Brook toward Oak Grove

Green Street (signed as Green) is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts at 150 Green Street, near the intersection of Green Street and Amory Street. It primarily serves surrounding residential neighborhoods, as well Jamaica Plain's primary business district on Centre Street to the west. The station also provides access to many parks located in Jamaica Plain. Franklin Park is east of the station, and to its west is Jamaica Pond, part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks. The station is also located along the linear Southwest Corridor Park which tracks the Southwest Corridor.

The current station, located below grade in the Southwest Corridor, opened in 1987 to replace a previous station several blocks east on the Washington Street Elevated. The original elevated station opened in 1912 as an infill station.^[1]

Green Street is the lowest-ridership station on the Orange Line, averaging 3,618 weekday boardings in 2013.^[2] Like all Orange Line stations, it is fully wheelchair accessible.

Station layout

Art gallery

Like all of the Orange Line stations built in the Southwest Corridor, Green Street has street-level retail space. Since the late 1990s, several art galleries have been located inside the station.

A local artist, James Hull, noted that the space was empty in 1996. He reached an agreement with the MBTA's leasing agent under which he paid no rent, and The Gallery @ Green Street opened in 1998. The gallery, run by volunteers, displayed contemporary works by a range of artists, including local students and non-commercial pieces by experienced artists. Hull later agreed to install air conditioning and a bathroom in return for the space.^[3]

In December 2006, the space became the home of a successor gallery, the Axiom Center for New and Experimental Media, which was operated by a non-profit artists' collective and featured rotating shows of artworks incorporating modern technology. In July 2012, Axiom closed the gallery, and the space became the Boston Cyberarts Gallery, operated by an associated group.^[4][5]

Bus connections

Green Street was not built as a bus transfer station, and lacks an off-street busway. Since the 48 Jamaica Plain Loop, Monument - Jackson Square Station via Green Street & Stony Brook Stations route was discontinued on July 1, 2012, Green Street and nearby Stony Brook have no direct bus connections. Forest Hills, the next stop to the south, is a major bus transfer station.

The 42 Forest Hills Station - Dudley or Ruggles Station via Washington Street route runs three blocks to the east on Washington Street.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green Street (MBTA station).

• MBTA - Green Street
• Boston Cyberarts Gallery
• Green Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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