Brookline Village (MBTA station)
BROOKLINE VILLAGE | |||||||||||
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 An inbound train at Brookline Village in May 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street off Harvard Street between Route 9 and Washington Street, next to Hearthstone Plaza, Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°19′57″N 71°07′01″W / 42.33250°N 71.11694°WCoordinates: 42°19′57″N 71°07′01″W / 42.33250°N 71.11694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 MBTA Bus: 60, 65, 66 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 4, 1959[1] | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013 daily) | 3,230[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Brookline Village is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, located in the Brookline Village neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. It was originally a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland Branch; it closed with the rest of the line in 1958 and reopened on July 4, 1959 as a light rail station.[1] With 3,230 daily boardings, it is the third busiest surface station on the "D" Branch and the sixth busiest surface station overall.[2]
Brookline Village station has raised platforms to allow wheelchair passengers to board low-floor trams, making it fully handicapped accessible.
Station layout
| G Street/ Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← "D" Branch toward Riverside (Brookline Hills) | |
| Inbound | → "D" Branch toward Government Center (Longwood) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
MBTA Bus connections
- 60 Chestnut Hill - Kenmore Station via Brookline Village & Cypress Street
- 65 Brighton Center - Kenmore Station via Washington Street, Brookline Village & Brookline Avenue
- 66 Harvard Square - Dudley Station via Allston & Brookline Village
References
- 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (22 March 2014). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
External links
- MBTA - Brookline Village
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