Chestnut Hill
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill station in 2015
General information
LocationHammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road
Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°W / 42.32694; -71.16472
Line(s)Highland branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking69 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesCovered racks
AccessibleNo
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 Union Square
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Newton Centre
toward Riverside
 Highland branch Reservoir
toward Boston
Location

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, but renovations are planned.

History

The former Chestnut Hill station prior to 1900

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. 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.[4] A preliminary design contract for accessibility modifications at the four stations was issued in February 2021.[5][6] The station platforms will be raised and rebuilt, and a new accessible path to Hammond Road will be built.[7] Design reached 75% in June 2022 and was completed late that year.[7][8] As of November 2023, construction is expected to be advertised in early 2024 and begin midyear.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ ABC Pathfinder Railway Guide. New England Railway Publishing Company. 1858. p. 12 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Preview of 2019 Recommendations: Presentation to the FMCB" (PDF). Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure (PATI). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 1, 2019. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "D Branch Station Accessibility Improvements". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "D Branch Station Accessibility Improvements: Waban, Eliot, Chestnut Hill, Beaconsfield: Virtual Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 29, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "D Branch Station Accessibility Improvements: Beaconsfield, Chestnut Hill, Eliot, Waban: Public Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. pp. 3–4.

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