Chestnut Hill Avenue (MBTA station)
CHESTNUT HILL AVENUE | |||||||||||
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Inbound train at Chestnut Hill Avenue station in 2016 | |||||||||||
Location |
Commonwealth Avenue at Chestnut Hill Avenue Brighton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′17″N 71°09′11″W / 42.33817°N 71.15310°WCoordinates: 42°20′17″N 71°09′11″W / 42.33817°N 71.15310°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2011) | 626 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Chestnut Hill Avenue 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 handicapped accessible.
Station layout
G Street/Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Outbound | ← "B" Branch toward Boston College (South Street) | |
Inbound | → "B" Branch toward Park Street (Chiswick Road) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Just to the west of the station, there is a wye connecting the "B" Branch to non-revenue tracks which 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.
2008 derailment
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]
Connections
One MBTA Bus route runs on Chestnut Hill Avenue:[4]
- 86 Sullivan Square Station - Reservoir (Cleveland Circle) via Harvard/Johnston Gate
Connections can be made to the "C" Branch at Cleveland Circle, and to the "D" Branch and the route 51 bus at Reservoir, both 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) to the south down Chestnut Hill Avenue.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Finucane, Martin (May 15, 2008). "Trolley with 30 aboard derails, catches fire on the Green Line". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Chestnut Hill Avenue Station Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 2012.
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