Hawes Street station

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Hawes Street
Inbound train at Hawes Street (1), August 2016.JPG
Inbound train at Hawes Street in August 2016
General information
Location Beacon Street and Hawes Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′42″N71°06′40″W / 42.34487°N 71.111129°W / 42.34487; -71.111129 Coordinates: 42°20′42″N71°06′40″W / 42.34487°N 71.111129°W / 42.34487; -71.111129
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Passengers
2011339 (weekday average boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Kent Street Green Line St. Mary's Street
Location
Hawes Street station

Hawes Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street west of Hawes Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station consists of two side platforms which serve the C branch's two tracks. With 339 boardings on an average weekday in 2011, Hawes Street has the lowest ridership on the C branch and fourth-lowest on the entire Green Line. [1]

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops. By December 2022, design for Hawes Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete, with construction expected to take place in 2024. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.

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