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]
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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°20′24″N 71°07′43″W / 42.340071°N 71.128664°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 356 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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The MBTA plans to consolidate Brandon Hall and the nearby Fairbanks Street station into a single accessible combined station by the end of 2026.
History
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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] As of June 2024[update], construction is expected to be complete in fall 2026.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "Brandon Hall [advertisement]". Boston Evening Transcript. September 12, 1903. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Table Gossip". The Boston Globe. December 27, 1903. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flames Raze Brandon Hall". Boston Globe. April 26, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Marshal Probes Fire at Brandon Hall". Boston Globe. April 27, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Green Line C Branch Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 15, 2024.
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- "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.
- ^ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 5.
External links
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