The Wikipedia text is as follows:
"Boylston Station is a MBTA station on the Green Line, located on the southeast end of the Boston Common at the intersection of Boylston and Tremont Streets.
"This station was originally constructed in 1897, making it one of the two oldest subway stations in the United States, along with Park Street. Of the two, it is the less changed from its original appearance. Historic Boston trolleys are also kept on display in the station.
"H. P. Lovecraft's story, "Pickman's Model," mentions a fictional painting in which monsters "were clambering up from some unknown catacomb through a crack in the floor of the Boylston Street subway and attacking a crowd of people on the platform."
"During the summer of 2006, the MBTA began installing brighter lighting at Bolyston Station, taking away from the old dim look."
Some added notes:
Unlike most of the T subway stations, this one has distinct "Inbound" and "Outbound" entries, with no way to cross to the other side, and the waiting platforms are staggered instead of across from one another or a center platform between the rails.
To the MBTA "Inbound" are trains coming toward Park Street and Government Center; "Outbound" are trains leading away from them.
The two trolley exhibits are accessible from the "Inbound" entrance, and you do have to pass through the fare gates to get close to them.
If you are there, be prepared to cover your ears when trolleys are moving - there is a sharp curve by the station where the trolleys go to follow Boylston Street, causing wheels to squeal.
The station is at the junction of several districts and uses, including Boston Common, Central Burying Ground, Emerson College, the Theatre District and nearby is Chinatown.
There is a connection to the Silver-Line, an articulated bus route. However, I did not see specific signs for the access to that line.
MBTA's web site for Boylston Station: (
visit link) .
For more information about the tunnel, see the Engineering Landmark waypoint here: (
visit link) .