Summit Avenue station (MBTA Green Line C branch)

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Summit Avenue
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Two trains at Summit Avenue station in 2012
General information
Location Beacon Street and Summit Avenue
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′27″N71°07′31″W / 42.340946°N 71.125182°W / 42.340946; -71.125182
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Previous namesWinchester Street
Passengers
2011945 (weekday average boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Brandon Hall Green Line Coolidge Corner
Location
Summit Avenue station (MBTA Green Line C branch)

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.

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History

Until around 2004, the station was listed as Winchester Street to avoid confusion with Summit Avenue stop on the B branch. [2] 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. [3] [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 Summit Avenue and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022. [7] As of November 2023, construction is expected to take place from mid-2025 to spring 2026. [8] Designs shown in February 2024 called for the platforms to be shifted eastward, with access from both Winchester Street and Summit Avenue. [9]

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References

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  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.
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