Jackson Square (MBTA station)

JACKSON SQUARE
Main entrance to Jackson Square station in 2016
Location	1500 Columbus Avenue at 240 Centre Street Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229°N 71.1000°W / 42.3229; -71.1000Coordinates: 42°19′22″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3229°N 71.1000°W / 42.3229; -71.1000
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA Bus: 14, 22, 29, 41, 44
Construction
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 4, 1987
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	5,828 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Stony Brook toward Forest Hills Orange Line Roxbury Crossing toward Oak Grove

Jackson Square station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Orange Line. It is located at the intersection of Centre Street and Columbus Avenue in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

The station opened in 1987 along with the rest of the southern Orange Line stations. In 2004, a project took place that provided the station with murals as well as better lighting and new sidewalks to replace broken ones after a spree of violent crimes near the station. The granite monolith located at the station "Grandmothers" was written by Cambridge writer/artist Christine Palamidessi Moore. The story is a memoir about her ethnic grandmothers and was selected for placement at the subway station by local residents. The improvements at the station were designed to reduce criminal activity as well as provide a more welcoming atmosphere for transit riders.

Jackson Square station is served by five MBTA Bus routes:

All of the routes operate into an off-street busway located adjacent to the station. The 14, 29, and 44 terminate at Jackson Square.