Babcock Street station

Babcock Street
An outbound train at Babcock Street station in December 2021
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue at Babcock Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′06″N 71°07′12″W / 42.3516°N 71.1199°W / 42.3516; -71.1199
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 57
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1896 (1896-05-18)
Rebuilt	1970s; November 15, 2021
Passengers
2011	Weekday average boardings:[1] Babcock Street: 1,387 Pleasant Street: 1,167
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Packards Corner toward Boston College Green Line B branch Amory Street toward Government Center
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Packards Corner toward Watertown Green Line A branch Pleasant Street toward Park Street
Location

Babcock Street station is a light rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue in the west part of the Boston University campus. The accessible station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with access at Babcock Street and Pleasant Street.

Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue began in 1896 under the West End Street Railway. The line passed through several operators; in the 1960s, it became the Green Line B branch. Stops were located at Alcorn Street – moved east to Babcock Street around 1975 – and Pleasant Street. Planning for consolidation of the two stations into a single accessible station as part of a stop consolidation project began in 2014. Construction of Babcock Street station and nearby Amory Street station began in February 2021; they opened on November 15, 2021.