Jackson Square (MBTA station)

Jackson Square is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located at the intersection of Centre Street and Columbus Avenue in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.HistoryThe 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.Bus connectionsJackson Square station is served by five MBTA Bus routes: ' Roslindale Square - Heath Street via Dudley Station, Grove Hall & Jackson Square Station Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue & Jackson Square Mattapan Station - Jackson Square Station via Seaver Street & Columbus Avenue Centre & Eliot Street - JFK/UMass Station via Dudley Station, Centre Street & Jackson Square Station' Jackson Square Station - Ruggles Station via Seaver Street & Humboldt AvenueAll of the routes operate into an off-street busway located adjacent to the station. The 14, 29, and 44 terminate at Jackson Square.