Boylston Street subway
The Boylston Street subway is a
MBTA Green Line from Kenmore Square under the Back Bay into downtown Boston, where it joins with the older Tremont Street subway. The tunnel originally ended just east of Kenmore Square; it was extended under the square to new portals at Blandford Street and St. Mary's Street in 1932.[1]
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Route
The eastern end of the tunnel is at the
: 44The depth of the tunnel varies based on street considerations and other geography. At Arlington, Hynes Convention Center, and Kenmore, the tunnel is substantially below street level, and the stations have below-ground fare mezzanines offering access to both platforms; at Copley, the tunnel is shallower, and the fare gates are at platform level, with a free crossover to reverse direction not possible. The deepest section of the tunnel is under the Muddy River, in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston.[2]
See also
- Boylston Street Fishweir – archeological site discovered while excavating the Boylston Street subway
References
- ^ ISBN 0938315048.
- ^ Twentieth Annual Report of the Boston Transit Commission, for the Year Ending June 30, 1914. Boston Transit Commission. 1914. Plate 4 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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