Museum of Fine Arts (MBTA station)

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
File:Outbound tram at MFA station.JPG An outbound train at Museum of Fine Arts station
Location	Huntington Avenue at Louis Prang/Ruggles Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA Bus: CT2, CT3, 8, 19, 39, 47
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Rebuilt	2003 (new station)
Previous names	Museum; Museum/Ruggles
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	1,683 (weekday average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Longwood Medical Area toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Northeastern University toward Lechmere

Museum of Fine Arts is a surface-level tram 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.

History

File:MBTA 3661 at temporary MFA station, August 2001.jpg

Temporary station in 2001 used during construction of the accessible station

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). Until the 1970s, there were not truly distinct stations on the surface portion of the line; passengers merely waited on street corners. Museum of Fine Arts first appeared on system maps in 1990 as Museum (sometimes Museum/Ruggles), and small asphalt platforms were installed north of Museum Road around that time. Most current system maps show the name as Museum Fine Arts to save space, though the MBTA still uses the full Museum of Fine Arts name on Green Line-only maps and station signage.

In a renovation that took place in 2002 and 2003, 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.

Station layout

G Ground/ platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	← "E" Branch toward Heath (Longwood Medical Area)
	Inbound	→ "E" Branch toward Lechmere (Northeastern University) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus connections

Museum of Fine Arts station serves as a transfer point between bus routes on Huntington Avenue, Fenway, and Ruggles Street.

• CT2 Sullivan Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/MIT
• CT3 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Andrew Station via B.U. Medical Center
• 8 Harbor Point/UMass - Kenmore Station via B.U. Medical Center & Dudley Station
• 19 Fields Corner Station - Ruggles Station via Grove Hall and Dudley Station
• 39 Forest Hills Station - Back Bay Station via Huntington Avenue
• 47 Central Square, Cambridge - Broadway Station via South End Medical Area, Dudley Station and Longwood Medical Area

External links

• MBTA Green Line -- Museum of Fine Arts Station
• Museum Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station from Ruggles Street from Google Maps Street View