Arlington is a station on the Green Line of the MBTA rapid-transport system, located on the southwest end of the Boston Public Garden at the corner of Arlington and Boylston Streets. It is therefore popular for reaching the Public Garden, particularly its famous swan boats. OPened on November 13th.1921, and in 1997, 2.3 Million used the Station.
In 2006, the MBTA announced that it would renovate Arlington along with Copley and Kenmore stations to upgrade for handicapped accessibility and general station maintenance. On November 22, 2006, the main entrance to Arlington station closed for extensive construction and originally would not re-open until March 1, 2008. Until completion, all access to Arlington station would be through the long–closed entrances at the corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets.
In 2007, construction crews working on the Arlington Station project were telling people that the Summer 2009 target would be difficult to achieve - that the renovations would most likely be completed closer to the Summer of 2010. This prediction, however, did not prove to be true. On May 31, 2009, the Berkeley Street entrance was closed and the long-awaited renovated entrance on Arlington Street reopened for public use.
As it did when it opened, Arlington has two tracks with two side platforms.In normal service, there are three entrances and exits, all at the intersection of Arlington Street and Boylston Street on the southwestern, southeastern, and northwestern corners of the intersection. Unlike many other stations on the Green Line, there is a free cross-over at the station, thus all entrances serve both the inbound and outbound platforms since there is only one row of faregates.
October 8, 2018