Summit Avenue (MBTA station)

SUMMIT AVENUE

Summit Avenue MBTA station
Location Beacon Street and Summit Avenue
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′27″N 71°07′31″W / 42.340946°N 71.125182°W / 42.340946; -71.125182Coordinates: 42°20′27″N 71°07′31″W / 42.340946°N 71.125182°W / 42.340946; -71.125182
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
History
Previous names Winchester Street
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Green Line

Summit Avenue is a station on the MBTA Green Line "C" Branch in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station used to be called Winchester Street, and system maps on some MBTA stations that have not been updated still show this name. The station is located on Beacon Street at Summit Avenue. Summit Avenue consists of two side platforms which serve the "C" Branch's two tracks. The travel time from the station to Park Street is 25 minutes.[1]

There was a Summit Avenue stop on the "B" Branch as well, which was closed in 2005 to speed travel time.

Station layout

G
Street/
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound "C" Branch toward Cleveland Circle (Brandon Hall)
Inbound "C" Branch toward North Station (Coolidge Corner)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. Association for Public Transportation, Car-Free in Boston, A Guide for Locals and Visitors, 10th ed. (2003), p. 117.

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