South Street station (MBTA)
Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
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South Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue east of South Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. South Street is the lowest-ridership stop on the B branch, with just 214 daily boardings by a 2011 survey.[1]
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
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An inbound train at South Street station in March 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at South Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.33949°N 71.15731°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Closed | 2027 or 2028 (planned) | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 214 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Planned closure
Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[2] Design for South Street and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[3] A design shown in March 2024 called for Chestnut Hill Avenue station and South Street station to be consolidated, with a single station located between Chestnut Hill Driveway and Chestnut Hill Avenue.[4] 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 consolidated station.[5]
Additional stops were added to the B branch project in 2024.[6][7] As of July 2026[update], the MBTA expects to issue the $73 million design-build contract in August 2026, with construction lasting from mid-2027 to late 2028.[8]
