Government Center (MBTA station)

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Government Center

Government Center Headhouse

Station statistics

Address

Near Boston City Hall at intersection of Tremont, Court and Cambridge Streets, Downtown Boston

Lines

Blue Line

Green Line

(all branches)

Other information

Opened

September 3, 1898 (Green Line)
March 18, 1916 (Blue Line)

Owned by

MBTA

Traffic

Passengers (1997)

4.182 million ▬ 0%

Services

Preceding station	MBTA	Following station
Park Street toward Boston College	Green Line "B" Branch	Terminus
Park Street toward Riverside	Green Line "D" Branch	Terminus
Park Street toward Cleveland Circle	Green Line "C" Branch	Haymarket toward North Station
Park Street toward Heath Street	Green Line "E" Branch	Haymarket toward Lechmere
Bowdoin Terminus	Blue Line Weekdays 5:15am-6:30pm	State toward Wonderland
Terminus	Blue Line Evenings, Weekends, and Holidays	State toward Wonderland

Government Center is an MBTA subway station located at the intersection of Tremont, Court and Cambridge Streets in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston, is the transfer point between the Green Line and the Blue Line.

[edit] Attractions

Boston City Hall, seat of the city's government
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Faneuil Hall
Quincy Market
Freedom Trail
shops and restaurants

Government Center Station is not wheelchair accessible as of 2007. The Blue Line platform is at the center of the tracks, so wheelchair transfer between inbound and outbound is possible. A renovation that will make the station accessible is planned. See MBTA accessibility.

[edit] History

Before the current Boston City Hall was built, the station was known as Scollay on the Green Line and Scollay Under on the Blue Line. The false walls on both ends of the Blue Line platform were recently removed to accommodate the future use of six-car trains. A surviving tile mosaic Scollay Under sign, which was previously hidden due to the false wall, can be seen on the eastern portion of the platform. Government Center Station was featured in the video game, Tony Hawk's Underground 2 in the Boston level.