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necessary. Initial plans for the $ 22 million project called for the station to remain open during most of the construction period, with the two platforms closed for sequential six-month periods. This was changed to a single six-month closure of Science Park and Lechmere stations – with no trains operating over the viaduct – to reduce the construction duration by six months and reduce costs.
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began lobbying the state legislature in 1953 to approve a new station at Leverett Circle to serve the museum. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) opposed construction of the station, arguing that fare revenue would not cover the $ 150,000 to $ 250,000 cost (equivalent to $ 1.4 to 2.3 million in
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The entrances to the station are on a traffic island in the center of Leverett Circle, with crosswalks crossing the circle in several directions. The main fare lobby is located on a mezzanine level under the southeast half of the station, with stairs connecting it to street level and the platforms.
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constructed a footbridge across Storrow Drive (opened in 1951) in 1955 at a cost of $ 120,000 (equivalent to $ 1.08 million in 2023). It connected directly to the above-ground fare mezzanine of the station. The steel frame of the station was in place by April 1955. Science Park station opened on
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The stations closed on April 30, 2011, for construction to proceed. Work included the building of two elevators with street-level fare lobbies, widening the platforms, replacement of platform canopies, reconstruction of the stairways, and general code compliance. The platform level was raised
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In 2006, the MBTA began planning a renovation of the station for accessibility. Design work was completed, and an environmental assessment published, in June 2009. That August, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs determined that a full environmental impact report was not
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The Lechmere Viaduct was built in 1912; Science Park station was built on the viaduct in 1955 to serve the new museum. Until 2005, the station was accessed with a footbridge over Leverett Circle. "West End" was added to station signs in 2009 to reflect the
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August 20, 1955. Despite claims from the museum and other supporters that the station would serve half a million annual riders, the MTA commented in its year-end report that "Patronage of this station has been, and continues to be, negligible."
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construction. In January 2022, the MBTA made accessibility improvements on the platforms, including new tactile edge strips. E branch service north of North Station to Lechmere resumed on March 21, 2022, accompanied by an extension to
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served Science Park from when service resumed after the 2004–05 closure until 2022. On May 24, 2020, service between North Station and Lechmere was temporarily replaced with shuttle buses due to
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The MTA board approved the station on May 14, 1954, with an estimated cost of $ 225,000 (equivalent to $ 2 million in 2023). Aside from the museum, the station was intended to improve access to
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began designing a replacement bridge. On January 21, 2009, station signage was changed to read "Science Park/West End", though MBTA maps continued to use the shorter name.
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Science Park/West End Station Accessibility Improvements: Environmental Assessment, Section 4(f) Statement, Environmental Notification Form
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construction (to allow for the addition on an underpass to Storrow Drive), though the state promised to replace it. In 2016, the
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2023) of constructing the station. A bill authorizing and directing the MTA to construct the station was signed by then-governor
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Each platform has one elevator connecting it to street level and to the paid area of the main fare lobby, making the station
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running roughly northwest–southeast. The northwest halves of the 250-foot (76 m)-long platforms are on the concrete
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The Museum of Science opened its Science Park museum campus on the Dam Bridge in 1951. The museum and its director
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2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line, and the second-lowest on the
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is about 1,000 feet (300 m) west along the Dam Bridge.) The station is oriented with its two tracks and two
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renovations. It was also closed in 2004–2005 and 2020–2022 during shutdowns of the viaduct for other projects.
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The board approved a construction contract on November 3, 1954, with work beginning soon after. The
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Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
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trains to North Station, who previously had to walk from North Station or backtrack to
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on the Causeway Street elevated near Barton Street in the West End was proposed by the
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Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Transit Authority
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Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1954
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on April 29, 1954. The bill set the name of the station as Science Park.
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Clarke, Bradley H. (May 2020). "Lechmere Station – The End of the End".
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Science Park station in 2010, just prior to renovations
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Science Park station in August 1955 just after opening
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1955
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Cronin. 1955. pp. 239–240. 2036: 1833: 1532: 1518: 1510: 1181:"Science Park Station to Be Open Saturday" 720:Massachusetts Department of Transportation 708:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 460:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 427: 325: 314: 200: 46: 31: 1090:"M.T.A. Lets Contract for Museum Station" 341: 328: 216: 203: 1400:. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com. 672:Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles 482:, which carries the Green Line over the 1084: 1082: 943: 941: 763: 530:Science Park station is elevated above 1002: 1000: 998: 486:. The station is named for the nearby 788: 786: 784: 7: 2423:1955 establishments in Massachusetts 1506:entrances on Google Maps Street View 478:. It is at the southeast end of the 1229:"Part III: Section 4(f) Evaluation" 873:Humphrey, Thomas J. (August 2020). 680:controversial urban renewal project 1367:Bowles, Ian A. (August 21, 2009). 1285:"'West End' Added to Science Park" 1246:Bierman, Noah (November 7, 2007). 1065:. 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Science Park (MBTA station)
An elevated light rail station in an urban area seen from below
Leverett Circle
Boston
42°22′00″N 71°04′03.5″W / 42.36667°N 71.067639°W / 42.36667; -71.067639
Lechmere Viaduct
side platforms

MBTA
Lechmere
Union Square
Green Line
D branch
North Station
Riverside
Lechmere
Medford/​Tufts
Green Line
E branch
North Station
Heath Street

MBTA
Lechmere
Green Line
B branch
North Station
Boston College
Green Line
C branch

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