Longwood | |||||||||||||
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![]() An inbound train entering Longwood station in July 2024 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Chapel Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′30″N 71°06′36″W / 42.34167°N 71.11000°W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | 11 spaces | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | July 4, 1959[1] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2007–2009 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2,719 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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Longwood station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located on Chapel Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, on the border with Boston, just north of Longwood Avenue. It serves the Longwood Medical Area, the Colleges of the Fenway, and residential areas of Brookline. The station opened with the rest of the line on July 4, 1959.[1] After renovation work completed in 2009, Longwood station is accessible from both Chapel Street and Riverway Park.