Griggs Street station

Griggs Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located between the southbound travel lanes and frontage road of Commonwealth Avenue at Griggs Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of a pedestrian crossing, to serve the line's two tracks. The station was called Griggs Street/Long Avenue until around 2017.^[4][5]

Griggs Street
An inbound train at Griggs Street station in 2018
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue at Griggs Street Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.348542°N 71.134551°W / 42.348542; -71.134551
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	May 26, 1900 (1900-05-26)[1][2]
Previous names	Griggs Street/Long Avenue
Passengers
2011	1,203 weekday average boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Allston Street toward Boston College Green Line B branch Harvard Avenue toward Government Center
Location

As of June 2024^[update], the MBTA plans to make the station accessible along with other stations on the line, with construction to start in fall 2025.^[6]

References

1. Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
2. Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048.
3. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
4. "Griggs Street/Long Avenue Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017.
5. "Griggs Street". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018.
6. "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 4.

External links

Media related to Griggs Street station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Griggs Street
• Station from Google Maps Street View