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BABCOCK STREET
Babcock Street MBTA station, Boston MA.jpg
An outbound train at Babcock Street in May 2011
Location Commonwealth Avenue at Babcock Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′06″N 71°07′18″W / 42.35169°N 71.121547°W / 42.35169; -71.121547
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 1,387 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Packards Corner
toward Boston College
Green Line
"B" Branch
Pleasant Street
toward Government Center
    Former service    
Packards Corner
toward 
Green Line
"A" Branch
discontinued 1969
Pleasant Street
toward 

Babcock Street is a train station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the MBTA Green Line, specifically the "B" Branch. The station is located on Commonwealth Avenue, right where it meets Babcock Street.

The station has two side platforms. These platforms serve the "B" Branch's two tracks. One platform is for trains heading in one direction, and the other is for trains going the opposite way. From Babcock Street, it takes about 24 minutes to reach Park Street station.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Calle Babcock (Metro de Boston) para niños

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