BROOKLINE VILLAGE
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An inbound train at Brookline Village in May 2012
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Location | Station Street off Harvard Street between Route 9 and Washington Street, next to Hearthstone Plaza, Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°19′57″N 71°07′01″W / 42.33250°N 71.11694°WCoordinates: 42°19′57″N 71°07′01″W / 42.33250°N 71.11694°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA Bus: 60, 65, 66 | ||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 4, 1959 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2013 daily) | 3,230 | ||||||||||
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Brookline Village is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, located in the Brookline Village neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. It was originally a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland Branch; it closed with the rest of the line in 1958 and reopened on July 4, 1959 as a light rail station. With 3,230 daily boardings, it is the third busiest surface station on the "D" Branch and the sixth busiest surface station overall.
Brookline Village station has raised platforms to allow wheelchair passengers to board low-floor trams, making it fully handicapped accessible.