Brandon Hall station
Light rail station in Brookline, Massachusetts, US
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Brandon Hall station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch in Brookline, Massachusetts. Brandon Hall station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. It is not accessible, although a wheelchair lift allows accessible passage between the two elevations of the two halves of Beacon Street at the station. With 356 daily passengers by a 2011 count, Brandon Hall was the second-least-used stop on the C branch after Hawes Street.[1] The MBTA plans to consolidate Brandon Hall and the nearby Fairbanks Street station into a single accessible combined station by the end of 2026.
Brookline, Massachusetts
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An outbound train at Brandon Hall station in 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1481 Beacon Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.340071°N 71.128664°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 356 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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History
The station retains the name of Brandon Hall, a large hotel built in 1903 just south of the station.[2][3] The hotel was destroyed by fire on April 26, 1946, after housing 400 SPARS during World War II.[4][5]
Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[6] Design work for Brandon Hall and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[7] Designs shown in February 2024 called for Fairbanks Street and Brandon Hall stations to be consolidated into a single station between their present locations. Accessible ramps to the north side of Beacon Street would be built at Lancaster Terrace and Mason Path.[8] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including the combined station.[9]
The MBTA awarded a $41.9 million design-build contract in April 2025.[10] Designs shown in February 2026 called for the platforms at Brandon Hall to be widened and rebuilt at their existing locations.[11] As of December 2025[update], construction is expected to take place from spring 2026 to fall 2026.[12]
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