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'''Science Park station''' (signed as '''Science Park/West End''') is an elevated [[light rail]] station on the [[MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]]. It is located at the [[Boston]] end of the [[Charles River Dam Bridge|Old Charles River Dam]] at [[Leverett Circle]], near the intersection of Nashua Street and Charles Street ([[Storrow Drive]]). The station is located at the south end of the [[Lechmere Viaduct]], which carries the Green Line over the Charles River Prior. The station is named for the nearby [[Museum of Science (Boston)|Boston Museum of Science]]. With 873 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line.
'''Science Park station''' (signed as '''Science Park/West End''') is an elevated [[light rail]] station on the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, United States. The station is located at the Boston end of the [[Charles River Dam Bridge]] at [[Leverett Circle]]. It is at the southeast end of the [[Lechmere Viaduct]], which carries the Green Line over the [[Charles River]]. The station is named for the nearby [[Museum of Science (Boston)|Boston Museum of Science]]. With 873 daily boardings by a [[fiscal year|FY]] 2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line, and the second-lowest on the [[MBTA subway]] system after {{bts|Suffolk Downs}}.


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 [[West End, Boston|West End neighborhood]]. The station was closed for six months in 2011 for [[accessibility]] renovations. It was also closed in 2004–2005 and 2020–2022 during shutdowns of the viaduct for other projects.
Service to Science Park and {{bts|Lechmere}} stations is replaced by shuttle buses from May 24, 2020, to October 2021 due to construction of the [[Green Line Extension]] project.


==Station design==
[[File:Science Park station facing inbound, June 2017.JPG|thumb|left|The elevated platforms in 2017|alt=The platforms of an elevated light rail station in an urban area]]
Science Park station is elevated above [[Leverett Circle]], where the [[Charles River Dam Bridge]] meets [[Storrow Drive]] at the north corner of the [[West End, Boston|West End neighborhood]]. (The namesake [[Museum of Science (Boston)|Museum of Science]] is about {{convert|1000|feet}} west along the Dam Bridge.) The station is oriented with its two tracks and two [[side platforms]] running roughly northwest–southeast. The northwest halves of the {{convert|250|ft|adj=on}}-long platforms are on the concrete [[Lechmere Viaduct]], while the other halves and the main station structure are on a section of steel viaduct.<ref name=enf>{{cite book |title=Science Park/West End Station Accessibility Improvements: Environmental Assessment, Section 4(f) Statement, Environmental Notification Form |date=June 2009 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}
[https://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_1.pdf 1]
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[https://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_2.pdf 2] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_3.pdf 3] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_4.pdf 4] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_5.pdf 5] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_6.pdf 6] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_7.pdf 7] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_8.pdf 8] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_9.pdf 9] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_10.pdf 10] [http://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Science%20Park%20EA_ENF_Part_11.pdf 11]</ref>{{rp|2.10–13}}

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. Each platform has one elevator connecting it to street level and to the paid area of the main fare lobby, making the station [[accessible]]. Both elevators also have a small fare lobby with a single faregate at street level. A mini-high platform (for accessible boarding on older [[Green Line (MBTA)#Rolling stock|Type 7 LRVs]]) is located at the far end of each platform.<ref name=enf />{{rp|2.10–16}} With 873 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line, and the second-lowest on the MBTA subway system after {{bts|Suffolk Downs}}.<ref name=fy2019counts />

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==History==
==History==
===Construction===
[[File:Science Park station, August 1955.jpg|thumb|left|Science Park station in August 1955 just after opening]]
[[File:Science Park station, August 1955.jpg|thumb|left|Science Park station in August 1955 just after opening|alt=An elevated streetcar station at the end of an arched viaduct. Beneath the station is an urban traffic circle with an underpass.]]
The Lechmere viaduct opened in June 1912, allowing streetcars from Somerville, Cambridge, and Charlestown direct access to the [[Tremont Street subway]], and the prepayment terminal at [[Lechmere (MBTA station)|Lechmere]] opened in 1922. However, there was no station located on the viaduct itself until Science Park station (named after the 1951-opened [[Museum of Science (Boston)|Museum of Science]]) opened on August 20, 1955.<ref name=netransit />
The Lechmere Viaduct and [[Causeway Street elevated]] opened in June 1912, providing a [[grade separation|grade-separated]] route for streetcars from [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]], [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]] to reach the [[Tremont Street subway]]. The {{convert|1|mile|adj=on}} elevated route was intended to reduce travel time from [[Lechmere Square]] to the subway; the only intermediate station was {{bts|North Station|Green}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81396755/the-boston-globe/ |title=State and City Officials Inspect New Elevated |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=May 28, 1912 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> This substantially reduced transit service to the north part of the densely populated West End. (Some surface streetcar lines continued to run across the Charles River Dam Bridge until the 1920s, and bus routes ran on Charles Street from 1925 to 1927 and 1935 to the early 1940s.<ref name="endoftheend">{{Cite magazine |last=Clarke |first=Bradley H. |date=May 2020 |title=Lechmere Station – The End of the End |magazine=Rollsign |publisher=Boston Street Railway Association |volume=57 |issue=5/6}}</ref>{{rp|7}}<ref name=busreport>{{Humphrey Bus Report|page=57}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/cooperation1119bost/page/110/mode/2up |title=A Decade of the Bus on the "El": Part I: Bus Routes of the First Five Years |magazine=Co-operation |date=July 1932 |page=110 |volume=11 |issue=7 |publisher=Boston Elevated Railway}}</ref>) An [[infill station]] on the Causeway Street elevated near Barton Street in the West End was proposed by the [[Boston Transit Commission]] in 1917 but never built.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96826961/the-boston-globe/ |title=West End Station on the Viaduct |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=January 10, 1917 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The Museum of Science opened its Science Park museum campus on the Dam Bridge in 1951. The museum and its director [[Bradford Washburn]] began lobbying the state legislature in 1953 to approve a new station at Leverett Circle to serve the museum.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610481/the-boston-globe/ |title=Museum of Science Wants MTA Station at Leverett Circle |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=January 20, 1953 |page=18 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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 ${{Inflation|US-GDP|0.15|1954|r=1}} to {{Inflation|US-GDP|0.25|1954|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) of constructing the station.<ref name=woman>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610511/the-boston-globe/ |title=Woman in White Opposes Brother on M.T.A. Issue |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=February 15, 1954 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A bill authorizing and directing the MTA to construct the station was signed by then-governor [[Christian Herter]] on April 29, 1954. The bill set the name of the station as Science Park.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/actsresolvespass1954mass/page/238/mode/2up |pages=239–240 |chapter=Chapter 359: An Act Authorizing the Metropolitan Transit Authority to Erect and Maintain a Station to be Known as Science Park Station |title=Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1954 |year=1955 |publisher=Edward J. Cronin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610657/the-boston-globe/ |title=At the State House: March 17th Holiday for All Again Defeated in House |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=April 22, 1954 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The MTA board approved the station on May 14, 1954, with an estimated cost of $225,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US-GDP|0.225|1954|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref name=okd>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610647/the-boston-globe/ |title=Science Park M. T. A. Station O.K.'d by Board |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=May 14, 1954 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Aside from the museum, the station was intended to improve access to [[Massachusetts General Hospital]] for those taking buses to {{bts|Lechmere}} or [[Boston and Maine Railroad]] trains to North Station, who previously had to walk from North Station or backtrack to [[Charles/MGH station|Charles station]] via {{bts|Park Street}}.<ref name=woman /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610644/the-boston-globe/ |title=M.T.A. Station to Aid M.G.H, Science Park |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=May 15, 1954 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> It was also to serve a [[Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles]] office, [[Massachusetts Eye and Ear]], and the West End neighborhood – the latter about to be cleared for a [[West End, Boston#Urban renewal|controversial urban renewal project]].<ref name=okd /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610659/the-boston-globe/ |title=At the State House: House Votes to Probe Eastern Mass. Railway |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=March 25, 1954 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=greenlinebook>{{cite book |title=Trolleys Under the Hub |last1=Cheney |first1=Frank |last2=Sammarco |first2=Anthony M. |year=1997 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=0752409077 |page=53}}</ref>

The board approved a construction contract on November 3, 1954, with work beginning soon after.<ref name=lets>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610627/the-boston-globe/ |title=M.T.A. Lets Contract for Museum Station |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=November 3, 1954 |page=44 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The [[Department of Conservation and Recreation|Metropolitan District Commission]] constructed a footbridge across Storrow Drive (opened in 1951) in 1955 at a cost of $120,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US-GDP|0.12|1954|r=2}} million in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}). It connected directly to the above-ground fare mezzanine of the station.<ref name=lets /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103581928/the-boston-globe/ |title=Science Park Station Overpass Bids to Be Opened on Jan. 27 |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=January 5, 1955 |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The steel frame of the station was in place by April 1955.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610621/the-boston-globe/ |title=Progress on New M.T.A. Station |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=April 20, 1955 |page=23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Science Park station opened on August 20, 1955.<ref name=netransit /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103610608/the-boston-globe/ |title=Science Park Station to Be Open Saturday |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=August 15, 1955 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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."<ref name=okd /><ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbo1955metr/page/n11/mode/2up |page=5 |title=Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Transit Authority |year=1955}}</ref>


===MBTA era===
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The station was closed from June 25, 2004, to February 12, 2005, while the [[Causeway Street Elevated]] was replaced by a new tunnel under [[TD Garden]].<ref name=netransit /><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2005-11-04/effective-saturday-november-12th-green-line-service-lechmere-and-science-park |title=Effective Saturday, November 12th, Green Line Service To Lechmere and Science Park Stations To Resume |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=November 4, 2005}}</ref> On January 21, 2009, station signage was changed to read "Science Park/West End", though MBTA maps continued to use the shorter name.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2009-01-21/west-end-added-science-park |title='West End' Added to Science Park |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=January 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Andrew |date=January 21, 2009 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/with_new_statio.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124055129/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/with_new_statio.html |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |title=With new station name, Green Line now stops in West End |newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref>
[[File:Science Park MBTA station in 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Science Park station in 2010, just prior to renovations|alt=The platforms of an elevated light rail station in an urban area]]
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The [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) replaced the MTA in 1964.<ref name=netransit /> The lightly used Science Park station was not significantly modified for the remainder of the century. The station was closed from June 25, 2004, to November 12, 2005, while the Causeway Street elevated was replaced by a new tunnel under [[TD Garden]]. A sloped concrete viaduct was built to connect Science Park station to the new tunnel.<ref name=netransit /><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2005-11-04/effective-saturday-november-12th-green-line-service-lechmere-and-science-park |title=Effective Saturday, November 12th, Green Line Service To Lechmere and Science Park Stations To Resume |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=November 4, 2005}}</ref> The footbridge over Leverett Circle was removed in 2005 as part of [[Big Dig]] construction (to allow for the addition on an underpass to Storrow Drive), though the state promised to replace it.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lqI1AQAAMAAJ&pg=SA111-PA7 |title=Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement |page=III-9 |via=Google Books |chapter=Part III: Section 4(f) Evaluation |date=January 1991 |publisher=Massachusetts Department of Public Works}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/07/west_end_debates_planned_pedestrian_bridge/ |title=West End debates planned pedestrian bridge |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=November 7, 2007 |first=Noah |last=Bierman}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] began designing a replacement bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2016/03/27/steps-taken-for-pedestrian-bridge-over-leverett-circle/ |title=Steps taken for pedestrian bridge over Leverett Circle |newspaper=Boston Herald |date=March 27, 2016 |first=Jordan |last=Graham}}</ref> On January 21, 2009, station signage was changed to read "Science Park/West End", though MBTA maps continued to use the shorter name.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2009-01-21/west-end-added-science-park |title='West End' Added to Science Park |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |date=January 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Andrew |date=January 21, 2009 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/with_new_statio.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124055129/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/with_new_statio.html |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |title=With new station name, Green Line now stops in West End |newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref>


In 2006, the MBTA began planning a renovation of the station for accessibility.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103691143/the-boston-globe/ |title=Public Announcement: Solicitation for Consulting Services |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=June 30, 2006 |page=E8 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Design work was completed, and an environmental assessment published, in June 2009.<ref name=permitting>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205105504/http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Permitting%20Review%20Presentation%20%207%2029%2009.pdf |archivedate=February 5, 2010 |url=http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/Permitting%20Review%20Presentation%20%207%2029%2009.pdf |title=Science Park/West End Station Accessibility Improvements: Public Meeting/Scoping Session |date=July 28, 2009 |author=AECOM |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |page=7}}</ref><ref name=enf /> That August, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs determined that a full environmental impact report was not necessary.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205105446/http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/MEPA%20Certificate%208-21-09.pdf |archivedate=February 5, 2010 |url=http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/T_Projects/T_Projects_List/MEPA%20Certificate%208-21-09.pdf |date=August 21, 2009 |title=Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs on the Environmental Notification Report |first=Ian A. |last=Bowles |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs}}</ref> 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.<ref name=permitting /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103694226/the-boston-globe/ |title=$22m rehab slated for Science Park T station |first=Eric |last=Moskowitz |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=May 30, 2010 |page=B2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name=projectpage />
A footbridge originally crossed the west side of Leverett Circle and connected to the fare mezzanine of the station. The bridge was removed in 2005 as part of [[Big Dig]] construction (to allow for the addition on an underpass to Storrow Drive), though the state promised to replace it.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lqI1AQAAMAAJ&pg=SA111-PA7 |title=Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement |page=III-9 |via=Google Books |chapter=Part III: Section 4(f) Evaluation |date=January 1991 |publisher=Massachusetts Department of Public Works}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/07/west_end_debates_planned_pedestrian_bridge/ |title=West End debates planned pedestrian bridge |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=November 7, 2007 |first=Noah |last=Bierman}}</ref> In 2016, [[MassDOT]] began designing a replacement bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2016/03/27/steps-taken-for-pedestrian-bridge-over-leverett-circle/ |title=Steps taken for pedestrian bridge over Leverett Circle |newspaper=Boston Herald |date=March 27, 2016 |first=Jordan |last=Graham}}</ref>


On April 30, 2011, Science Park and {{bts|Lechmere}} stations were closed for a complete renovation of Science Park station.<ref name=netransit /> The elevated platforms (dating to 1955) were rebuilt, and elevators were added to make the station [[accessible]]. The platform level was raised slightly to allow level boarding on low-floor Type 8 trams, while ramps were added to allow wheelchair boarding on older high-floor Type 7 trams. By closing the station during construction, the renovations were completed six months ahead of the original schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=14747 |title=Science Park/West End Improvement Project |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105030618/http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=14747 |archivedate=January 5, 2012}}</ref> While both stations were closed, the MBTA operated a free shuttle bus service connecting them to {{bts|North Station}}. Science Park station was reopened and regular service between Lechmere and North Station resumed on November 5, 2011.<ref name="netransit">{{NETransit}}</ref>
The stations closed on April 30, 2011, for construction to proceed.<ref name=netransit /> 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 slightly to allow level boarding on low-floor [[Green Line (MBTA)#Rolling stock|Type 8 LRVs]], while "mini-high" ramps were added to allow accessible boarding on older high-floor Type 7 LRVs. <ref name=projectpage>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=14747 |title=Science Park/West End Improvement Project |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105030618/http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=14747 |archivedate=January 5, 2012}}</ref> While both stations were closed, the MBTA operated a free shuttle bus service connecting them to North Station. Science Park station was reopened and regular service between Lechmere and North Station resumed on November 5, 2011.<ref name="netransit">{{NETransit}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2011-11-07/patrick-murray-administration-celebrates-science-parkwest-end-station-modernization |title=Patrick-Murray Administration Celebrates Science Park/West End Station Modernization |date=November 7, 2011 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>


Only the [[Green Line E branch|E branch]] has served Science Park since service resumed after the 2004–05 closure.<ref name=netransit /> On May 24, 2020, service between North Station and Lechmere was temporarily replaced with shuttle buses due to [[Green Line Extension]] construction. The station will reopen in October 2021 with E branch service to {{bts|Union Square|Green|E}} and [[Green Line D branch|D branch]] service to {{bts|Medford/Tufts}}.<ref name=netransit /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/2021-03-29-fmcb-9-report-from-general-manager.pdf |title=Report from the General Manager |date=March 29, 2021 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |page=20}}</ref>
Only the [[Green Line E branch|E branch]] served Science Park from when service resumed after the 2004–05 closure until 2022.<ref name=netransit /> On May 24, 2020, service between North Station and Lechmere was temporarily replaced with shuttle buses due to [[Green Line Extension]] construction.<ref name=netransit /> In January 2022, the MBTA made accessibility improvements on the platforms, including new tactile edge strips.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-01/2022-01-21-glt-weekly-update.pdf |title=Week in Review and Lookahead |date=January 21, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> E branch service north of North Station to Lechmere resumed on March 21, 2022, accompanied by an extension to {{bts|Union Square|Green|D}}.<ref name=march21>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-extension-glx/update/green-line-extension-glx-union-square-branch-opens-march |title=Green Line Extension (GLX) Union Square Branch Opens March 21 |date=March 18, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> The Green Line was closed between Union Square and Government Center from August 22 to September 18, 2022; the closure allowed for final integration of a second northern branch, elimination of a speed restriction on the Lechmere Viaduct, demolition of the [[Government Center, Boston#Government Center Garage|Government Center Garage]], and other work.<ref name=nov22>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2022-08-05/building-better-t-glx-medford-branch-open-late-november-2022-shuttle-buses-replace |title=Building A Better T: GLX Medford Branch to Open in Late November 2022; Shuttle Buses to Replace Green Line Service for Four Weeks between Government Center and Union Square beginning August 22 |date=August 5, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Since September 2022, both D and E branch trains have served Science Park.<ref name=netransit />
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Science Park / West End
An elevated light rail station in an urban area seen from below
Science Park station in June 2017
General information
LocationLeverett Circle
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°22′00″N 71°04′03.5″W / 42.36667°N 71.067639°W / 42.36667; -71.067639
Line(s)Lechmere Viaduct
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 20, 1955
RebuiltApril 30 – November 4, 2011
Passengers
FY2019873 boardings (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Lechmere
toward Union Square
 Green Line North Station
toward Riverside
Lechmere
toward Medford/​Tufts
 Green Line North Station
toward Heath Street
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Lechmere
Terminus
 Green Line
Cut back in 1980
 North Station
toward Boston College
Green Line
Cut back in 1981
 North Station
toward Cleveland Circle
Location
Map

Science Park station (signed as Science Park/West End) is an elevated light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is located at the Boston end of the Charles River Dam Bridge at Leverett Circle. It is at the southeast end of the Lechmere Viaduct, which carries the Green Line over the Charles River. The station is named for the nearby Boston Museum of Science. With 873 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line, and the second-lowest on the MBTA subway system after Suffolk Downs.

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 West End neighborhood. The station was closed for six months in 2011 for accessibility renovations. It was also closed in 2004–2005 and 2020–2022 during shutdowns of the viaduct for other projects.

Station design

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The platforms of an elevated light rail station in an urban area
The elevated platforms in 2017

Science Park station is elevated above Leverett Circle, where the Charles River Dam Bridge meets Storrow Drive at the north corner of the West End neighborhood. (The namesake Museum of Science is about 1,000 feet (300 m) west along the Dam Bridge.) The station is oriented with its two tracks and two side platforms running roughly northwest–southeast. The northwest halves of the 250-foot (76 m)-long platforms are on the concrete Lechmere Viaduct, while the other halves and the main station structure are on a section of steel viaduct.[2]: 2.10–13 

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. Each platform has one elevator connecting it to street level and to the paid area of the main fare lobby, making the station accessible. Both elevators also have a small fare lobby with a single faregate at street level. A mini-high platform (for accessible boarding on older Type 7 LRVs) is located at the far end of each platform.[2]: 2.10–16  With 873 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count, Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line, and the second-lowest on the MBTA subway system after Suffolk Downs.[1]

History

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Construction

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An elevated streetcar station at the end of an arched viaduct. Beneath the station is an urban traffic circle with an underpass.
Science Park station in August 1955 just after opening

The Lechmere Viaduct and Causeway Street elevated opened in June 1912, providing a grade-separated route for streetcars from Somerville, Cambridge, and Charlestown to reach the Tremont Street subway. The 1-mile (1.6 km) elevated route was intended to reduce travel time from Lechmere Square to the subway; the only intermediate station was North Station.[3] This substantially reduced transit service to the north part of the densely populated West End. (Some surface streetcar lines continued to run across the Charles River Dam Bridge until the 1920s, and bus routes ran on Charles Street from 1925 to 1927 and 1935 to the early 1940s.[4]: 7 [5][6]) An infill station on the Causeway Street elevated near Barton Street in the West End was proposed by the Boston Transit Commission in 1917 but never built.[7]

The Museum of Science opened its Science Park museum campus on the Dam Bridge in 1951. The museum and its director Bradford Washburn began lobbying the state legislature in 1953 to approve a new station at Leverett Circle to serve the museum.[8] 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 2023) of constructing the station.[9] A bill authorizing and directing the MTA to construct the station was signed by then-governor Christian Herter on April 29, 1954. The bill set the name of the station as Science Park.[10][11]

The MTA board approved the station on May 14, 1954, with an estimated cost of $225,000 (equivalent to $2 million in 2023).[12] Aside from the museum, the station was intended to improve access to Massachusetts General Hospital for those taking buses to Lechmere or Boston and Maine Railroad trains to North Station, who previously had to walk from North Station or backtrack to Charles station via Park Street.[9][13] It was also to serve a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles office, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and the West End neighborhood – the latter about to be cleared for a controversial urban renewal project.[12][14][15]

The board approved a construction contract on November 3, 1954, with work beginning soon after.[16] The Metropolitan District Commission 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.[16][17] The steel frame of the station was in place by April 1955.[18] Science Park station opened on August 20, 1955.[19][20] 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."[12][21]

MBTA era

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The platforms of an elevated light rail station in an urban area
Science Park station in 2010, just prior to renovations

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) replaced the MTA in 1964.[19] The lightly used Science Park station was not significantly modified for the remainder of the century. The station was closed from June 25, 2004, to November 12, 2005, while the Causeway Street elevated was replaced by a new tunnel under TD Garden. A sloped concrete viaduct was built to connect Science Park station to the new tunnel.[19][22] The footbridge over Leverett Circle was removed in 2005 as part of Big Dig construction (to allow for the addition on an underpass to Storrow Drive), though the state promised to replace it.[23][24] In 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation began designing a replacement bridge.[25] On January 21, 2009, station signage was changed to read "Science Park/West End", though MBTA maps continued to use the shorter name.[26][27]

In 2006, the MBTA began planning a renovation of the station for accessibility.[28] Design work was completed, and an environmental assessment published, in June 2009.[29][2] That August, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs determined that a full environmental impact report was not necessary.[30] 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.[29][31] 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.[32]

The stations closed on April 30, 2011, for construction to proceed.[19] 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 slightly to allow level boarding on low-floor Type 8 LRVs, while "mini-high" ramps were added to allow accessible boarding on older high-floor Type 7 LRVs. [32] While both stations were closed, the MBTA operated a free shuttle bus service connecting them to North Station. Science Park station was reopened and regular service between Lechmere and North Station resumed on November 5, 2011.[19][33]

Only the E branch served Science Park from when service resumed after the 2004–05 closure until 2022.[19] On May 24, 2020, service between North Station and Lechmere was temporarily replaced with shuttle buses due to Green Line Extension construction.[19] In January 2022, the MBTA made accessibility improvements on the platforms, including new tactile edge strips.[34] E branch service north of North Station to Lechmere resumed on March 21, 2022, accompanied by an extension to Union Square.[35] The Green Line was closed between Union Square and Government Center from August 22 to September 18, 2022; the closure allowed for final integration of a second northern branch, elimination of a speed restriction on the Lechmere Viaduct, demolition of the Government Center Garage, and other work.[36] Since September 2022, both D and E branch trains have served Science Park.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c Science Park/West End Station Accessibility Improvements: Environmental Assessment, Section 4(f) Statement, Environmental Notification Form. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 2009. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  3. ^ "State and City Officials Inspect New Elevated". Boston Globe. May 28, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Clarke, Bradley H. (May 2020). "Lechmere Station – The End of the End". Rollsign. Vol. 57, no. 5/6. Boston Street Railway Association.
  5. ^ Humphrey, Thomas J. (August 2020). "Origin and Development of the Fixed-Route Local Bus Transportation Network in the Cities and Towns of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority District as of December 31, 1973: Revised Edition" (PDF). NETransit. p. 57.
  6. ^ "A Decade of the Bus on the "El": Part I: Bus Routes of the First Five Years". Co-operation. Vol. 11, no. 7. Boston Elevated Railway. July 1932. p. 110.
  7. ^ "West End Station on the Viaduct". Boston Globe. January 10, 1917. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Museum of Science Wants MTA Station at Leverett Circle". Boston Globe. January 20, 1953. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Woman in White Opposes Brother on M.T.A. Issue". Boston Globe. February 15, 1954. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chapter 359: An Act Authorizing the Metropolitan Transit Authority to Erect and Maintain a Station to be Known as Science Park Station". Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1954. Edward J. Cronin. 1955. pp. 239–240.
  11. ^ "At the State House: March 17th Holiday for All Again Defeated in House". Boston Globe. April 22, 1954. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b c "Science Park M. T. A. Station O.K.'d by Board". Boston Globe. May 14, 1954. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "M.T.A. Station to Aid M.G.H, Science Park". Boston Globe. May 15, 1954. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "At the State House: House Votes to Probe Eastern Mass. Railway". Boston Globe. March 25, 1954. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Cheney, Frank; Sammarco, Anthony M. (1997). Trolleys Under the Hub. Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 0752409077.
  16. ^ a b "M.T.A. Lets Contract for Museum Station". Boston Globe. November 3, 1954. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Science Park Station Overpass Bids to Be Opened on Jan. 27". Boston Globe. January 5, 1955. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Progress on New M.T.A. Station". Boston Globe. April 20, 1955. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  20. ^ "Science Park Station to Be Open Saturday". Boston Globe. August 15, 1955. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. 1955. p. 5.
  22. ^ "Effective Saturday, November 12th, Green Line Service To Lechmere and Science Park Stations To Resume" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 4, 2005.
  23. ^ "Part III: Section 4(f) Evaluation". Central Artery (I-93)/Tunnel (I-90) Project: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Massachusetts Department of Public Works. January 1991. p. III-9 – via Google Books.
  24. ^ Bierman, Noah (November 7, 2007). "West End debates planned pedestrian bridge". Boston Globe.
  25. ^ Graham, Jordan (March 27, 2016). "Steps taken for pedestrian bridge over Leverett Circle". Boston Herald.
  26. ^ "'West End' Added to Science Park" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 21, 2009.
  27. ^ Ryan, Andrew (January 21, 2009). "With new station name, Green Line now stops in West End". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009.
  28. ^ "Public Announcement: Solicitation for Consulting Services". Boston Globe. June 30, 2006. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ a b AECOM (July 28, 2009). "Science Park/West End Station Accessibility Improvements: Public Meeting/Scoping Session" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2010.
  30. ^ Bowles, Ian A. (August 21, 2009). "Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs on the Environmental Notification Report" (PDF). Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2010.
  31. ^ Moskowitz, Eric (May 30, 2010). "$22m rehab slated for Science Park T station". Boston Globe. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ a b "Science Park/West End Improvement Project". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012.
  33. ^ "Patrick-Murray Administration Celebrates Science Park/West End Station Modernization" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 7, 2011.
  34. ^ "Week in Review and Lookahead" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. January 21, 2022.
  35. ^ "Green Line Extension (GLX) Union Square Branch Opens March 21" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 18, 2022.
  36. ^ "Building A Better T: GLX Medford Branch to Open in Late November 2022; Shuttle Buses to Replace Green Line Service for Four Weeks between Government Center and Union Square beginning August 22" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. August 5, 2022.
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