Union Square (MBTA Green Line "A" Branch station)

UNION SQUARE

An "A" Branch tram at Union Square in 1965
Coordinates 42°21′12.57″N 71°8′11.71″W / 42.3534917°N 71.1365861°W / 42.3534917; -71.1365861Coordinates: 42°21′12.57″N 71°8′11.71″W / 42.3534917°N 71.1365861°W / 42.3534917; -71.1365861
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line "A" branch
Tracks 2
Connections MBTA Bus: 51, 57, 66, 193, 501, 503
History
Closed June 21, 1969[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Green Line
toward Park Street

Union Square is a former station on the Green Line "A" Branch located at Union Square in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was closed in 1969 when service on the line was suspended and replaced by buses.[2]

Union Square is now a transfer point between the 57 and 66 key bus routes; it is also served by the 501 and 503 on a limited number of trips and the 51 and 193 on single daily trips.[1]

Construction at the inbound Union Square bus stop in 2013

References

  1. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Moore, Scott. "The Watertown Line". NETransit. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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