Boston University West (MBTA station)

BOSTON UNIV. WEST
An inbound train at Boston University West
Location	Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′03″N 71°06′50″W / 42.350759°N 71.113833°WCoordinates: 42°21′03″N 71°06′50″W / 42.350759°N 71.113833°W
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Green Line– "B" Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Traffic
Passengers (2011 daily)	704[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station St. Paul Street toward Boston College Green Line "B" Branch Boston University Central toward Park Street   Former services   St. Paul Street toward Watertown Yard Green Line "A" Branch Closed 1969 Boston University Central toward Park Street

Boston University West is a station on the MBTA's Green Line "B" Branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street, just to the west of the BU Bridge. Boston University West consists of two side platforms, which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks.

Station art

As part of the MBTA's Arts on the Line program, six new station signs were put up in 2010 featuring illustrations by BU College of Fine Arts graduate Andy Bell.^[2] Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden.^[3] Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the Boston University College of Fine Arts, which is located adjacent to the station.

Stop consolidation

In October 2014, the MBTA began holding meetings for a proposal to consolidate four stops - Boston University West, St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, and Babcock Street - located near Boston University's West Campus. The four stops, which are not handicapped accessible, would be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a planned redesign of Commonwealth Avenue between the BU Bridge and Packard's Corner.^[4] Boston University West and St. Paul Street would be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and St. Paul Street.^[5]

Station layout

G Street/Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	← "B" Branch toward Boston College (St. Paul Street)
	Inbound	→ "B" Branch toward Park Street (Boston University Central) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus connections

• 57 Watertown Yard - Kenmore Station via Newton Corner & Brighton Center

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. Vernon Doucette (1 February 2010). "Closeup: Rhett Check". BU Today. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. "Designed to a "T"": Art installation comes to BU West". BU Today. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
4. "Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
5. O'Rourke, John (23 October 2014). "T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops". BU Today. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

External links

• MBTA - Boston University West
• MBTA Stop Consolidation Project
• Station from Google Maps Street View