Line(s) Green Line "E" Branch Rebuilt 2001-2003 Platforms in use 2 Connections MBTA Bus, CT3 | Disabled access Yes Address Boston, MA, United States Tracks 2 | |
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Location Huntington Avenue at Ruggles Street
Boston, Massachusetts Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Previous names Ruggles Street, Ruggles-Museum, Museum, Museum/Ruggles Owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Similar Mission Park, Fenwood Road, Longwood Medical Area, Heath Street, Back of the Hill | ||
Museum of Fine Arts is a surface-level light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line "E" Branch, located the median of Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, between Museum Road and Ruggles Street. The station is named after the adjacent Museum of Fine Arts, although it also provides access to Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Museum of Fine Arts station is fully handicapped accessible.
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History
The modern Green Line "E" Branch opened on February 16, 1941 with the completion of the Huntington Avenue subway from Copley to the Northeastern Incline. (Before then, trams had run on the surface from the Boylston Street portal).
The station was originally known as Ruggles Street or Ruggles-Museum. After nearby Ruggles station opened in 1987, the station was called Museum (sometimes Museum/Ruggles). The name was changed to Museum of Fine Arts in the 1990s.
In 2001-2003 renovation, a new handicapped-accessible station was built between Museum Road and Ruggles Street. Wiring slots for an automatic fare collection system were installed during the upgrade, though fare collection at the station is still on board trains. A signal prioritization system for Northeastern University and all stops further outbound is also in place.
Bus connections
Museum of Fine Arts station serves as a transfer point between bus routes on Huntington Avenue, The Fenway, and Ruggles Street.