Chestnut Hill
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill station in 2015
General information
Location	Hammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°W / 42.32694; -71.16472
Line(s)	Highland branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	69 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Covered racks
Accessible	No
History
Opened	July 4, 1959 [1]
Passengers
2013	1,416 (weekday average boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Newton Centre toward Riverside Green Line D branch 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 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 ^[update], construction is expected to be advertised in early 2024 and begin midyear. ^[9]

References

External links

Media related to Chestnut Hill station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Chestnut Hill
• Google Maps Street View: Hammond Street stairs, Middlesex Road entrance

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