Reservoir station (MBTA)

Reservoir
An inbound train at Reservoir station in March 2022
General information
Location401 Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′07″N 71°8′53″W / 42.33528°N 71.14806°W / 42.33528; -71.14806
Line(s)Highland branch
Platforms4 side platforms (2 in regular service)
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 51, 86
Construction
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 1852 (commuter rail)
July 4, 1959 (light rail)
ClosedMay 31, 1958 (commuter rail)[1]
Rebuilt1980s; 2002
Passengers
20113,404 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Chestnut Hill
toward Riverside
Green Line Beaconsfield
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Chestnut Hill
toward Riverside
Highland branch Beaconsfield
toward Boston
Location
Map

Reservoir station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, adjacent to the Cleveland Circle area of Brighton. The station is adjacent to Reservoir Yard and Carhouse, with the Cleveland Circle terminus of the C branch just a block away. With a daily ridership of 3,395, Reservoir is the second-busiest surface stop on the D branch (after Brookline Village).[2]

Reservoir station is accessible, with raised platforms to accommodate low-floor trams. MBTA bus routes 51 and 86 terminate at the Reservoir busway off Chestnut Hill Avenue.

  1. ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 24. ISBN 9780685412947.
  2. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.