Boston University West (MBTA station)

BOSTON UNIV. WEST
An inbound train at Boston University West
Location	Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′03″N 71°06′50″W / 42.350759°N 71.113833°W / 42.350759; -71.113833Coordinates: 42°21′03″N 71°06′50″W / 42.350759°N 71.113833°W / 42.350759; -71.113833
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Green Line– "B" Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Traffic
Passengers (2011 daily)	704
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station St. Paul Street toward Boston College Green Line "B" Branch Boston University Central toward Park Street   Former services   St. Paul Street toward Watertown Green Line "A" Branch Closed 1969 Boston University Central toward Park Street

Boston University West is a station on the MBTA's Green Line "B" Branch located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on Commonwealth Avenue near Amory Street, just to the west of the BU Bridge. Boston University West consists of two side platforms, which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks.

As part of the MBTA's Arts on the Line program, six new station signs were put up in 2010 featuring illustrations by BU College of Fine Arts graduate Andy Bell. Previously, in 2006, the signs had featured "Open Space", an exhibition of cloudscapes by undergraduate Seth Gadsden. Both installations were collaborations between the MBTA and the Boston University College of Fine Arts, which is located adjacent to the station.

In October 2014, the MBTA began holding meetings for a proposal to consolidate four stops - Boston University West, St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, and Babcock Street - located near Boston University's West Campus. The four stops, which are not handicapped accessible, would be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a planned redesign of Commonwealth Avenue between the BU Bridge and Packard's Corner. Boston University West and St. Paul Street would be consolidated into one station in the block between Amory Street and St. Paul Street.

Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue. As of December 2016^[update], MassDOT expected to issue a change order in 2017 to assign station construction work to the roadwork contractor.