Chestnut Hill Avenue station

Chestnut Hill Avenue
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill Avenue station in 2016
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′17″N 71°09′11″W / 42.33817°N 71.15310°W / 42.33817; -71.15310
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 86
Passengers
2011626 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
South Street Green Line Chiswick Road
Location
Map

Chestnut Hill Avenue station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue just east of Chestnut Hill Avenue in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill Avenue has two low-level platforms, serving the B branch's two tracks; the stop is not accessible.

Just to the west of the station, there is a wye connecting the B branch to non-revenue tracks that run along Chestnut Hill Avenue to Reservoir Carhouse at Cleveland Circle. The tracks are used to supply the B branch with cars before rush hour, as the carhouse at Boston College has limited storage area.[1] The leg of the wye leading from the westbound B branch to the non-revenue tracks is out of service and paved over.

  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.