Washington Street station (MBTA)

WASHINGTON STREET
Facing inbound at Washington Street station in 2010
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.343886°N 71.142593°W / 42.343886; -71.142593
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA Bus: 65
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Passengers
2011	1,885 (weekday average)
Services
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This article is about the Green Line "B" Branch station. For other uses, see Washington (MBTA station).

Washington Street is a surface stop on the MBTA Green Line "B" Branch, located in Brighton, Boston. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue northeast of Washington Street. Washington Street station consists of two side platforms which serve the "B" Branch's two tracks.

Washington Street is one of the busiest "B" Branch stops and has a circumferential bus connection, making it an important transfer point and a priority for handicapped accessibility retrofitting. Its platforms were raised in 2002 to interface with low-floor trams, making the station fully accessible.

Station layout

G Street/Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	← "B" Branch toward Boston College (Sutherland Street)
	Inbound	→ "B" Branch toward Government Center (Warren Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus connections

Washington Street also serves one MBTA Bus route:

• 65 Brighton Center - Kenmore Station via Washington Street, Brookline Village & Brookline Avenue

External links

• MBTA - Washington Street
• Media related to Washington Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View