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Washington Square station (MBTA)

Coordinates: 42°20′21.32″N 71°8′7.39″W / 42.3392556°N 71.1353861°W / 42.3392556; -71.1353861
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Washington Square
An inbound train at Washington Square station in April 2016
General information
LocationBeacon Street at Washington Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′21.32″N 71°8′7.39″W / 42.3392556°N 71.1353861°W / 42.3392556; -71.1353861
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 65
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Rebuiltc. 2002
Passengers
20111,091 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Tappan Street Green Line Fairbanks Street
Location
Map

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.

History

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An outbound car at the station in 1987

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]

In February 2024, the MBTA indicated long-term plans to replace the existing platforms with longer and less-curved platforms on the west side of Washington Street.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ "Subway Service". Ridership and Service Statistics. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 2003. p. 2.19 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
  4. ^ "Settlement Agreement" (PDF). Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA. April 10, 2006. pp. 10–11.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Green Line C Branch Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 15, 2024.
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