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Summit Avenue
An outbound train at Summit Avenue station in 2024
General information
Location	Beacon Street and Summit Avenue Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′27″N 71°07′31″W / 42.340946°N 71.125182°W / 42.340946; -71.125182
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Previous names	Winchester Street
Passengers
2011	945 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Brandon Halltoward Cleveland Circle Green LineC branch Coolidge Cornertoward Government Center
Location

Summit Avenue station (announced as Winchester Street/Summit Avenue) is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street between Winchester Street and Summit Avenue in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. The stop has two low side platforms that serve the line's two tracks; it is not accessible.

History

Until around 2004, the station was listed as Winchester Street to avoid confusion with Summit Avenue stop on the B branch. The B branch stop was closed as part of a pilot program in April 2004 (after which the C branch stop became Summit Avenue) and permanently closed the following March.

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops. Design work for Summit Avenue and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022. Designs shown in February 2024 called for the platforms to be shifted eastward, with access from both Winchester Street and Summit Avenue. In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Summit Avenue. As of June 2024, construction is expected to be complete in fall 2026.

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. "Green Line/Train C". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on April 4, 2004.
3. "Green Line B Branch Service Enhancements" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.
4. Daniel, Mac (16 March 2005). "T drops 4 Green Line stops after results of rider survey". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005.
5. "Green Line/Train C". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
6. Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
7. "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
8. "Green Line C Branch Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 15, 2024.
9. • "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
   • "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
   • "MBTA Wins $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve Green Line Accessibility for People with Disabilities" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 30, 2024.
10. "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 5.

External links

Media related to Summit Avenue station (MBTA Green Line C branch) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Summit Avenue
• Station from Google Maps Street View

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