Yawkey Way is no more, and soon neither will Yawkey Station — at least in name.
Following last year’s name change of nearby Yawkey Way to Jersey Street, the MBTA announced Thursday afternoon that the commuter rail stop will be renamed after another well-known Fenway Park-adjacent street: Lansdowne.
In the hopes of avoiding potential confusion, transit officials say the name change will take effect on April 8, the day before the Red Sox are scheduled to play their 2019 season home opener. According to the MBTA, the name change has no effect on commuter rail schedules on the Framingham-Worcester Line.