Hawes Street station

Hawes Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street west of Hawes Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station consists of two side platforms which serve the C branch's two tracks. With 339 boardings on an average weekday in 2011, Hawes Street has the lowest ridership on the C branch and fourth-lowest on the entire Green Line.^[1]

Hawes Street
Inbound train at Hawes Street in August 2016
General information
Location	Beacon Street at Hawes Street Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.34487°N 71.111129°W / 42.34487; -71.111129
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Passengers
2011	339 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Kent Street toward Cleveland Circle Green Line C branch Saint Mary's Street toward Government Center
Location

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.^[2] Design work for Hawes Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.^[3] Designs shown in February 2024 called for the inbound platform at Hawes Street to be shifted to the east side of the intersection.^[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Hawes Street.^[5] As of June 2024^[update], construction is expected to be complete in fall 2026.^[6]

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
3. "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
4. "Green Line C Branch Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 15, 2024.
5. • "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
   • "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
   • "MBTA Wins $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve Green Line Accessibility for People with Disabilities" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 30, 2024.
6. "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 5.

External links

Media related to Hawes Street station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Hawes Street
• Station from Hawes Street from Google Maps Street View