Planned for wheelchair riders
Green Line D and E trains stop here, above the street. Take the elevator down, then go a few minutes outside: cross O’Brien Highway, then follow the path over the Charles River Dam to the Museum of Science.
Written for riders who need working elevators to reach the Museum of Science.
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Why this stop exists
Leverett Circle · Museum of Science door
The platform is above the street. The elevator is the only step-free way between them.
Disability & mobility
Science Park/West End is the Green Line stop the Museum of Science recommends. Two elevators connect the platform and the street. If they are out, there is no step-free way down, so check our live map before you ride past North Station.
Museum
Cross O’Brien Highway, then follow the path over the Charles River Dam. It’s a few minutes outside. The museum’s own accessibility page covers the building.
Accessibility page for Museum of Science
Best for a museum visit
Path
The same route, if you just want time by the river. It’s open to the wind, with no indoor shelter if the elevators fail.
Museum of Science directions for Charles River Dam path
Best for time by the river
At this stop, “accessible” only holds when both elevators are working. The highway crossing is outside either way.
If the Science Park elevators are out, North Station (Green and Orange Lines) may still work for you, but the route to the museum is much longer. Check before you go. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) elevator status: mbta.com/elevators.
On the ground
Three steps: the elevator, the street crossings, the museum door.
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The platform is above the street, and the only other way down is stairs. Check our live map before you board, while you can still change your route.
02
The Museum of Science lists the route: cross the intersections at O’Brien Highway, then take the path across the drawbridge. It’s short, but all outside.
03
Once you’re through the museum’s plaza entrance, its own elevators and loaner wheelchairs take over. Our map doesn’t cover those.
Why this stop feels like this
Science Park exists for museum trips. Whether you can make one depends on the elevators.
The stop sits on the Green Line so riders can reach the Museum of Science without a long route from North Station. That only works when street-to-platform elevators are running.
Before you board, decide where you’re heading (the museum or the dam path). If an elevator is out, change plans; don’t treat it as a small delay.
On the street
Science Park/West End station
Leverett Circle · Nashua Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Leverett Circle surface · Green Line D/E elevators
Green Line D · E
Nearby when the elevators work: Museum of Science, Charles River Dam path. When they don’t: North Station, with a longer trip outside.
Open Science Park/West End on the live mapLive elevator status at Science Park/West EndAfter the elevator
Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.
At the venue
We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.
Source: Museum of Science
Source: Museum of Science
Last look
Four things to check before you go.
Make sure the Science Park elevators are working before you ride past a station where you could still turn back.
The museum building or the dam path. Same station, different time outside.
If the elevators are out, North Station may still work, but the route to the museum is longer.
The museum’s website covers its ramps and elevators. Our map covers the station elevators. Check both.
About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.