Washington Square station (MBTA)
Light rail station in Brookline, Massachusetts, US
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Washington Square station is a light rail stop on the Green Line C branch of the MBTA subway system, located in the median of Beacon Street in the Washington Square neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. Washington Square is the fourth-busiest surface stop on the line, with 1,091 daily boardings by a 2011 count.[1] The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Washington Square | |||||||||||
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An outbound train at the station in 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street at Washington Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.33951°N 71.13483°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 65 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | c. 2002 | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 1,091 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||
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History
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Square - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - was completed by 2003.[2][3]
The MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs, at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA. Coolidge Corner and Washington Square were originally to have one mini-high platform apiece as well; however, portable lifts were added at the stations instead.[4][5]
In February 2024, the MBTA indicated long-term plans to replace the existing platforms with longer and less-curved platforms on the west side of Washington Street.[6]
