Coolidge Corner (MBTA station)

COOLIDGE CORNER

Outbound tram at Coolidge Corner
Location Beacon Street and Harvard Street
Brookline, MA
Coordinates 42°20′32″N 71°07′15″W / 42.342226°N 71.120888°WCoordinates: 42°20′32″N 71°07′15″W / 42.342226°N 71.120888°W
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections MBTA Bus
Construction
Bicycle facilities 20 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Green Line

Coolidge Corner station is a stop on the "C" branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line, located in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline at the intersection of Beacon Street and Harvard Street.

This station is convenient to the many stores and restaurants in Coolidge Corner, as well as the Coolidge Corner Theatre, a nationally recognized non-profit arthouse movie theater. It is also close to a heavily Jewish neighborhood that contains a number of synagogues, Jewish book stores, and kosher restaurants. During the Summer season and early Fall, a farmers' market operates at the nearby Centre Street Parking Lot every Thursday from 1:30pm until dusk.[1]

Station layout

G
Street/
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound "C" Branch toward Cleveland Circle (Summit Avenue)
Inbound "C" Branch toward North Station (St. Paul Street)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Connections

Coolidge Corner is a major stop on the MBTA Route 66 crosstown line, one of the busiest and most-delayed bus lines in the system.[2] Route 66 runs to Harvard Square station in one direction, and to Dudley station in the other.

Accessibility

This station is wheelchair accessible. Accessibility upgrades were completed in 2001.[3]


References

  1. "Brookline Farmers Market". Brookline Online. Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. Simpson, Neil (Nov 24, 2009). "Brookline seeking stimulus money to help fix the 66 Read more: Brookline seeking stimulus money to help fix the 66 - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB http://www.wickedlocal.com/brookline/archive/x1792910526/Brookline-seeking-stimulus-money-to-help-fix-the-66". Brookline Tab. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. Rivera, Lydia (12 July 2001). "The MBTA Continues Accessibility Program At Coolidge Corner Station". MBTA Press Releases. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 30 October 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

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