Jackson Square (MBTA station)

JACKSON SQUARE
File:Jackson Square MBTA.jpg Main entrance to Jackson Square station
Location	1500 Columbus Avenue at 240 Centre Street Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA Bus:
Construction
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 4, 1987
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	5,828 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Stony Brook toward Forest Hills Orange Line Roxbury Crossing toward Oak Grove

Jackson Square is a station on the Orange Line of the MBTA subway. The station is located in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

History

The station opened in 1987 along with the rest of the southern Orange Line stations. In 2004, a project took place that provided the station with murals as well as better lighting and new sidewalks to replace broken ones after a spree of violent crimes near the station. The improvements were designed to reduce criminal activity as well as provide a more welcoming atmosphere for transit riders.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L2 Platforms	Southbound	← Orange Line toward Forest Hills (Stony Brook)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	→ Orange Line toward Oak Grove (Roxbury Crossing) →

Bus connections

Jackson Square station is served by five MBTA Bus routes:

• 14 Roslindale Square - Heath Street via Dudley Station, Grove Hall & Jackson Square Station
• 22 Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue & Jackson Square
• 29 Mattapan Station - Jackson Square Station via Seaver Street & Columbus Avenue
• 41 Centre & Eliot Street - JFK/UMass Station via Dudley Station, Centre Street & Jackson Square Station
• 44 Jackson Square Station - Ruggles Station via Seaver Street & Humboldt Avenue

External links

• MBTA - Jackson Square
• Centre Street entrance from Google Maps Street View