Fairbanks Street station
Fairbanks Street | |||||||||||
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An outbound train at Fairbanks Street station in 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street at Fairbanks Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′22.10″N 71°7′52.69″W / 42.3394722°N 71.1313028°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Closed | 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 444 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Fairbanks Street station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch in Brookline, Massachusetts, located in the median of Beacon Street. Fairbanks station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. It is not accessible, although a wheelchair lift allows accessible transfer between the two elevations of the two halves of Beacon Street at the station. The MBTA plans to close Fairbanks Street by the end of 2026 as part of renovations to nearby Brandon Hall station.
Planned closure
Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[2] Design work for Fairbanks Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[3] Designs shown in February 2024 called for Fairbanks Street and Brandon Hall stations to be consolidated into a single station between their present locations. Accessible ramps to the north side of Beacon Street would be built at Lancaster Terrace and Mason Path.[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including the combined station.[5]
The MBTA awarded a $41.9 million design-build contract in April 2025.[6] Designs shown in February 2026 called for the platforms for the combined station to be at the existing Brandon Hall site.[7] As of December 2025, construction is expected to take place from spring 2026 to fall 2026.[8]
References
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Green Line C Branch Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 15, 2024.
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- "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
- "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
- "MBTA Wins $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve Green Line Accessibility for People with Disabilities" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 30, 2024.
- ^ Dunlevy, Gwen (April 24, 2025). "MBTA Construction Contract No. A26CN04 Design Build Green Line C Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Green Line C Branch Station Accessibility Upgrade Project". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 3, 2026. p. 20.
- ^ "Accessibility Initiatives—December 2025" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 2, 2025. p. 5.
External links
Media related to Fairbanks Street station at Wikimedia Commons