St. Paul Street station (MBTA Green Line B branch)

St. Paul Street is a surface stop on the MBTA's Green Line B branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue at St. Paul Street, surrounded by the Boston University campus. St. Paul Street consists of two narrow side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks.

Not to be confused with St. Paul Street station (MBTA Green Line C branch).
St. Paul Street
An outbound train at St. Paul Street station in 2020
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at St. Paul Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.350997°N 71.115997°W / 42.350997; -71.115997
Owned byMBTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MBTA bus: 57, 57A, 193
Passengers
20111,296 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Pleasant Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Boston University West
toward Park Street
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Buick Street
toward Watertown
 Green Line Amory Street
toward Park Street

Stop consolidation
Early construction of the replacement station in December 2018

In 2014, the MBTA began planning 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 accessible, will be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a reconfiguration of Commonwealth Avenue between the Boston University Bridge and Packard's Corner.[2] Boston University West and St. Paul Street will be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and St. Paul Street.[3]

Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue.[4] The MBTA awarded a $17.8 million construction contract on March 23, 2020.[5] Construction will last from February 2021 to early 2022, with night and weekend bustitution for much of 2021. As of January 2021, the two new stations had not yet been named.[6]

References
  1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. "Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 16, 2014.
  3. O'Rourke, John (October 23, 2014). "T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops". BU Today. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  4. Brelsford, Laura (December 5, 2016). "MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 22.
  5. "FMCB Awards $17.8 Million for B Branch Station Consolidation Work" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2020.
  6. "B Branch Station Consolidation Project: Virtual Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 28, 2021.

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