Chestnut Hill station (MBTA)

This article is about the Green Line D branch station. For the Green Line B branch station, see Chestnut Hill Avenue station.

Chestnut Hill
An inbound train at Chestnut Hill station in 2015
General information
Location	Hammond Street and Chestnut Hill Road Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′37″N 71°9′53″W
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Highland Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
History
Opened	July 4, 1959
Passengers
2013	1,416 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Newton Centre toward Riverside Green Line D branch Reservoir toward Union Square
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Newton Centre toward Riverside Highland branch Reservoir toward Boston

Chestnut Hill is a stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located off Hammond Street north of Massachusetts Route 9 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Chestnut Hill station is not accessible.

History

Inbound shelter at Chestnut Hill

The original Chestnut Hill station opened in 1852 on the Highland Branch, which at the time was a conventional commuter rail line. After 1886, loop service was run via what is now the Framingham/Worcester Line and later the Needham Line. The final trains on the line ran on May 31, 1958. The line was converted to light rail by the M.T.A. and Chestnut Hill reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the "D" branch. The original stone station was torn down and replaced by a small wooden shelter on the inbound platform.

External links

Media related to Chestnut Hill station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Chestnut Hill
• Google Maps Street View: Hammond Street stairs, Middlesex Road entrance