The
Boston College station is the western terminus
of the
MBTA Green
Line's
B-branch (also known as the
"Boston College" line).
It is located at St Ignatius Square on the
Boston
College
campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
, near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and
Lake Street. The line also provides access to most of the
Boston
University
campus.
Originally called
Lake Street, the station was
once the eastern terminus of another trolley line, the
Commonwealth Avenue Street
Railway, operated by the
Middlesex and Boston Street
Railway until 1930. The route of the former trolley line is
evidenced by the grassy, tree-lined median which runs the entire
length of Commonwealth Avenue in Newton.
In 2007, Boston College has released its 10 Year Institutional
Master Plan which includes a plan to relocate the station to the
median of Commonwealth Avenue, just east of the Lake Street
intersection.
Accessibility
The station is accessible when served by the MBTA's newer low-floor
trolley cars. See
MBTA accessibility.
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