Science Park station (MBTA)

Science Park / West End
Science Park station in June 2017
General information
Location	Leverett Circle Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°22′00″N 71°04′03.5″W / 42.36667°N 71.067639°W / 42.36667; -71.067639
Line(s)	Lechmere Viaduct
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 20, 1955
Rebuilt	April 30 – November 4, 2011
Passengers
FY2019	873 boardings (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Lechmere toward Union Square Green Line D branch North Station toward Riverside Lechmere toward Medford/​Tufts Green Line E branch North Station toward Heath Street
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Lechmere Terminus Green Line B branch Cut back in 1980 North Station toward Boston College Green Line C branch Cut back in 1981 North Station toward Cleveland Circle
Location

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.