Jackson Square (MBTA station)

JACKSON SQUARE

Main entrance to Jackson Square station
Location 1500 Columbus Avenue at 240 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229°N 71.1000°W / 42.3229; -71.1000Coordinates: 42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229°N 71.1000°W / 42.3229; -71.1000
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Orange Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections MBTA Bus: 14, 22, 29, 41, 44
Construction
Bicycle facilities 8 spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 4, 1987[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 5,828 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Forest Hills
Orange Line
toward Oak Grove

Jackson Square is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located at the intersection of Centre Street and Columbus Avenue in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

History

The station opened in 1987 along with the rest of the southern Orange Line stations. In 2004, a project took place that provided the station with murals as well as better lighting and new sidewalks to replace broken ones after a spree of violent crimes near the station. The improvements were designed to reduce criminal activity as well as provide a more welcoming atmosphere for transit riders.[3][4]

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L2
Platforms		 Southbound ← Orange Line toward Forest Hills (Stony Brook)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Orange Line toward Oak Grove (Roxbury Crossing) →

Bus connections

A route 41 bus at Jackson Square

Jackson Square station is served by five MBTA Bus routes:

All of the routes operate into an off-street busway located adjacent to the station. The 14, 29, and 44 terminate at Jackson Square.

References

  1. ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (19 March 2016). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2016" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jackson Square Station Improvements Are Completed" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 13 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "Envisioning Peace: Local youths draw upon talents to improve MBTA stop" (Press release). Hyde Square Task Force. 15 July 2004. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
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