Harvard Avenue is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on the west side of Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue, in a residential and commercial district. The station consists of two side platforms, located on opposite sides of Harvard Avenue, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible.

Harvard Avenue
An inbound train at Harvard Avenue station in December 2018
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.350118°N 71.131197°W / 42.350118; -71.131197
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 66
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Rebuilt	November 2001 – October 2002
Passengers
2011	3,602 (average weekday boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Griggs Street toward Boston College Green Line B branch Packards Corner toward Government Center
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Griggs Street toward Boston College Green Line B branch Fordham Road (station closed 2004) toward Government Center

History

Harvard Avenue is the second-busiest surface stop on the Green Line surface branches (behind only Coolidge Corner), with an average of 4,077 boardings on weekdays.[1] The high ridership is because the station is the primary rapid transit connection for much of Allston as well as the eastern portion of Brighton. Additionally, it is a major bus transfer station for the busy route 66 bus, a crosstown trunk route which also serves as a feeder route connecting Allston and Brookline to the subway system.

Due to its high ridership, Harvard Avenue was one of the first Green Line surface stops to be made accessible. In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. Portable lifts were installed at Harvard Avenue around 2000 as a temporary measure.[2][3] The platform modifications - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001, with completion of the project in October 2002.[4][5][6] Delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[7] During the construction work, temporary platforms were constructed on the opposite side of Harvard Avenue from their usual configuration.

References

External links

Media related to Harvard Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Harvard Avenue
• Station from Harvard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View