Kent Street station
Kent Street | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Inbound train passing the outbound platform at Kent Street in 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Beacon Street and Kent Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′39″N 71°06′50″W / 42.344125°N 71.113885°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 staggered side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Closed | 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 386 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Kent Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The stop is slated for closure by the end of 2026. The two side platforms are staggered on opposite sides of the Kent Street / Powell Street grade crossing; the outbound platform is to the east and the inbound platform to the west. Kent Street is not accessible.
Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[2] Design work for Kent Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[3] Plans shown in February 2024 called for Kent Street station to be closed, as it is just 830 feet (250 m) from both St. Paul Street and Hawes Street stations.[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million for the platform projects.[5] As of June 2024[update], construction of the C Branch platform project is expected to be complete in fall 2026.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^
- "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
[edit]
Media related to Kent Street station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the MBTA subway | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blue Line | |||||||||
| Orange Line | |||||||||
| Red Line |
| ||||||||
| Green Line |
| ||||||||
 | This article relating to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This tram-, streetcar-, or light rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Massachusetts train station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |