Government Center station (MBTA)
Government Center station is an MBTA subway station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at the intersection of Tremont, Court and Cambridge Streets in the Government Center area. It is a transfer point between the light rail Green Line and the rapid transit Blue Line. With the Green Line platform having opened in 1898, the station is the third-oldest operating subway station (and the second-oldest of the quartet of "hub stations") in the MBTA system; only Park Street and Boylston are older. The station previously served Scollay Square before its demolition for the creation of Boston City Hall Plaza.
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Government Center station headhouse in March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Cambridge Street Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′34″N 71°03′34″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | East Boston Tunnel (Blue Line) Tremont Street subway (Green Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Blue Line) 1 triangular island platform (Green Line) 1 disused side platform (Green Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Blue Line: 2 Green Line: 2 plus non-revenue loop track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 354 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 3, 1898 (Green Line) December 30, 1904 (Court Street station) March 18, 1916 (Blue Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | November 15, 1914 (Court Street station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | March 22, 2014 – March 21, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Scollay Square (1898–1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 7,677 (weekday average boardings) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was closed on March 22, 2014 for a major renovation, which included retrofitting the station for accessibility and building a new glass headhouse on City Hall Plaza. The new fully accessible station was reopened on March 21, 2016.