Chestnut Hill station (MBTA)

Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
	An inbound train at Chestnut Hill station in 2015
Location	Hammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°WCoordinates: 42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°W
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Highland branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	July 4, 1959
Passengers
2013	1,416 (weekday average boardings)
Services
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Chestnut Hill is a stop 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.

History[]

Inbound shelter at Chestnut Hill

The original Chestnut Hill station opened in 1852 on the Highland branch, which at the time was a conventional commuter rail line. After 1886, loop service 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 "D" branch.^[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.^[3] A preliminary design contract for accessibility modifications at the four stations was issued in February 2021.^[4] As of April 2021, final design is expected to be complete in early 2022, with construction from mid-2022 to mid-2023.^[5]