Chestnut Hill station (MBTA)

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 is not accessible.

This article is about the Green Line D branch station. For the Green Line B branch station, see Chestnut Hill Avenue station.
Chestnut Hill
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill station in 2015
General information
LocationHammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W
Line(s)Highland branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessNo
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1959[1]
Passengers
20131,416 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Newton Centre
toward Riverside
 Green Line Reservoir
toward North Station
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Newton Centre
toward Riverside
 Highland branch Reservoir
toward Boston

History
The former Chestnut Hill station prior to 1900

The original Chestnut Hill station opened in 1852 on the Highland branch, which at the time was a conventional commuter rail line. After 1886, loop service was run via what is now the Framingham/Worcester Line and later the Needham Line. The final trains on the line ran on May 31, 1958. The line was converted to light rail by the M.T.A. and Chestnut Hill reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the line.[1] The original stone station was torn down and replaced by a small wooden shelter on the inbound platform.

In 2019, the MBTA indicated that the four remaining non-accessible stops on the D branch were "Tier I" accessibility priorities.[3] A preliminary design contract for accessibility modifications at the four stations was issued in February 2021.[4][5] As of December 2021, final design is expected to be complete in spring 2022, with construction completed in fall 2023.[6]

References
  1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. "Preview of 2019 Recommendations: Presentation to the FMCB" (PDF). Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure (PATI). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 1, 2019. p. 12.
  4. "D Branch Station Accessibility Improvements". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. "D Branch Station Accessibility Improvements: Waban, Eliot, Chestnut Hill, Beaconsfield: Virtual Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 29, 2021.
  6. "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 2021. p. 4.

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