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Not to be confused with Pleasant Street station (BERy).
Pleasant Street
Inbound train at Pleasant Street station, November 2020.jpg
An inbound train at Pleasant Street station in November 2020
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Pleasant Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′05″N 71°07′08″W / 42.351345°N 71.118783°W / 42.351345; -71.118783Coordinates: 42°21′05″N 71°07′08″W / 42.351345°N 71.118783°W / 42.351345; -71.118783
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 57, 57A, 193
History
ClosedFebruary 26, 2021
Passengers
20111,167 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Former services
Preceding stationMBTA.svg MBTAFollowing station
Babcock Street
toward Boston College
Green Line
Station closed 2021
St. Paul Street
toward Park Street
Alcorn Street
toward Watertown
Green Line
Discontinued 1969

Pleasant Street station was a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line B branch in Boston, Massachusetts. It was located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue, on the western side of its intersection with Harry Agganis Way (on the north side) and Pleasant Street (on the south side, extending into Brookline). It served the western end of the John Hancock Student Village at Boston University. Pleasant Street was also served by the A branch until its 1969 discontinuance.

Stop consolidation[edit]

Retaining wall and fence for the replacement station, seen in November 2020

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] Pleasant Street and Babcock Street stations will be consolidated into one station in the block between the two streets.[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. Pleasant Street station permanently closed on February 26, 2021, so that construction of the replacement station could begin.[6] In February 2021, the MBTA announced that the new stop replacing Babcock Street and Pleasant Street would retain the "Babcock Street" name.[7]

References[edit]

  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. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  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.
  7. ^ "MBTA Announces Names of New Stations as Part of Green Line B Branch Station Consolidation Project" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 11, 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Pleasant Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

  • MBTA - Pleasant Street
  • Green Line B Branch Consolidation
  • Station from Google Maps Street View