Chestnut Hill station (MBTA)
Light rail station in Newton, Massachusetts, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chestnut Hill station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located off Hammond Street north of Massachusetts Route 9 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Chestnut Hill station was made accessible in October 2024; additional reconstruction is planned to begin in 2026.
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,_December_2024.jpg) Chestnut Hill station in December 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Hammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 69 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Covered racks | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 4, 1959[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 2024; 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||||
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| 2013 | 1,416 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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History
Summarize
Perspective
The Brookline Branch of the Boston and Worcester Railroad was extended west to Newton Upper Falls by the Charles River Branch Railroad in November 1852. Chestnut Hill was added as a flag stop by 1858.[3] After 1886, loop service on the Highland branch was run via what is now the Framingham/Worcester Line and later the Needham Line.
In June 1957, the Massachusetts Legislature approved the purchase of the branch by the M.T.A. from the nearly-bankrupt New York Central Railroad for conversion to a trolley line. Service ended on May 31, 1958.[4] The line was quickly converted for trolley service, and the line including Beaconsfield station reopened on July 4, 1959.[1] The station building was demolished and replaced by a small wooden shelter on the inbound platform. The M.T.A. was folded into the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in August 1964.[1]
Accessibility
In 2019, the MBTA indicated that the four remaining non-accessible stops on the D branch were "Tier I" accessibility priorities.[5] A preliminary design contract for accessibility modifications at the four stations was issued in February 2021.[6][7] The station platforms will be raised and rebuilt, and a new accessible path to Hammond Road will be built.[8] Design reached 75% in June 2022 and was completed late that year.[8][9] Plans shown in March 2024 called for the platforms to be rebuilt in their existing configuration.[10]
By November 2023, construction was expected to be advertised in early 2024 and begin midyear.[11] However, in June 2024, the MBTA indicated that the renovations at the four stations would be done in two phases. The first phase added sections of accessible platform similar to those previously installed at Newton Highlands; some entrances were made accessible.[12] Construction at the four stations took place primarily over the weekends of October 5–6 and 19–20, 2024, leaving them "generally accessible".[13][14][15] The full renovations are expected to begin in 2026 to serve new Type 10 vehicles.[16][14]
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