Chestnut Hill (MBTA station)

CHESTNUT HILL
Platforms at Chestnut Hill station
Location	Hammond Street and Middlesex Road Chestnut Hill, MA
Coordinates	42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°W / 42.32694; -71.16472Coordinates: 42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W / 42.32694°N 71.16472°W / 42.32694; -71.16472
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Green Line "D" Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	July 4, 1959
Traffic
Passengers (2009 daily)	778
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Newton Center toward Riverside Green Line "D" Branch Reservoir toward Government Center

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 handicapped accessible.

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. The original stone station was torn down and replaced by a small wooden shelter on the inbound platform.

The station is not directly served by any MBTA bus route. However, the 60 Chestnut Hill - Kenmore Station via Brookline Village & Cypress Street route stops at Boylston Street and Hammond Street, about 1,000 feet (300 m) to the south.