Hynes Station Accessibility Improvements

Hynes Station serves the B, C, and D branches of the Green Line. We’re renovating the station to improve accessibility, safety, and rider experience.

These improvements will be partially funded ($30.5M) by the Parcel 13 project—and done in coordination with the Parcel 12 project—as part of a contract for a future mixed-use development over the I-90 Turnpike and Hynes Station.

Design contract awarded: Spring 2020
Projected completion: Fall 2025
Budget: $45.7 million (design and construction)
Status: Conceptual design

As part of the Green Line Transformation, (GLT), this project meets the following goals:

Accessibility: Raised platforms and new elevators
Customer experience: Modernization of the station and improved wayfinding and lighting

Why We're Doing This Work

We’re renovating stations on the Green Line to make them fully accessible. Currently, Hynes Station has several accessibility barriers throughout the station, and it does not provide an accessible path from the entrance to the Green Line platforms.

Project features

Accessibility upgrades to the existing Massachusetts Ave entrance and a new entrance at Boylston St
New elevators throughout the station
Raised platforms for easier boarding
A new, sheltered bus stop at the corner of Mass Ave and Boylston St, replacing the former Mass Ave @ Newbury St stop
Modernized lighting and wayfinding, upgraded safety features, and a new power substation

Accessibility upgrades to the existing Massachusetts Ave entrance and a new entrance at Boylston St
New elevators throughout the station
Raised platforms for easier boarding
A new, sheltered bus stop at the corner of Mass Ave and Boylston St, replacing the former Mass Ave @ Newbury St stop
Modernized lighting and wayfinding, upgraded safety features, and a new power substation