Chestnut Hill Avenue
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill Avenue station in 2016
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′17″N 71°09′11″W / 42.33817°N 71.15310°W / 42.33817; -71.15310
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 86
Passengers
2011626 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
South Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Chiswick Road
toward Government Center
Location
Map

Chestnut Hill Avenue station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue just east of Chestnut Hill Avenue in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill Avenue has two low-level platforms, serving the B branch's two tracks; the stop is not accessible.

Just to the west of the station, there is a wye connecting the B branch to non-revenue tracks that run along Chestnut Hill Avenue to Reservoir Carhouse at Cleveland Circle. The tracks are used to supply the B branch with cars before rush hour, as the carhouse at Boston College has limited storage area.[1] The leg of the wye leading from the westbound B branch to the non-revenue tracks is out of service and paved over.

History

Passengers waiting at Braemore Road in the 1910s

On May 14, 2008, an outbound train derailed at Chestnut Hill Avenue. It struck a nearby utility pole, which brought down the overhead wires, causing the trolley to catch fire. No injuries were reported, but the trolley suffered significant damage.[2][3]

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[4] Design for Chestnut Hill Avenue and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[5] As of November 2023, construction is expected to begin in spring 2025.[6] A design shown in March 2024 called for Chestnut Hill Avenue station and South Street station to be consolidated, with a single station located between Chestnut Hill Driveway and Chestnut Hill Avenue.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ "Green Line's B branch to remain shut at least through rush hour". Boston Globe. May 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008.
  3. ^ Finucane, Martin (May 15, 2008). "Trolley with 30 aboard derails, catches fire on the Green Line". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
  5. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
  6. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Green Line B Branch Improvements and Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 22, 2024.

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Media related to Chestnut Hill Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons

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