Washington Square station (MBTA)
Washington Square station is a surface light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street in the Washington Square neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. Washington Square is the 4th-busiest surface stop on the line, with 1,091 daily boardings by a 2011 count.[1] The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.
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![]() An inbound train at Washington Square station in April 2016 | |||||||||||
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Location | Beacon Street at Washington Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′21.32″N 71°8′7.39″W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Rebuilt | c. 2002 | ||||||||||
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2011 | 1,091 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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History
![](../I/Boston_Boeing_LRV_3463_on_Beacon_St_crossing_Washington_St_in_1987.jpg.webp)
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Square - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - was completed by 2003.[2][3]
The MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs, at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA. Coolidge Corner and Washington Square were originally to have one mini-high platform apiece as well; however, portable lifts were added at the stations instead.[4][5]
References
- "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- "Subway Service". Ridership and Service Statistics. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 2003. p. 2.19 – via Internet Archive.
- "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
- "Settlement Agreement" (PDF). Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA. April 10, 2006. pp. 10–11.
- "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility" (PDF). TRANSReport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.
External links
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