Kent Street station
Kent Street | |||||||||||
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An outbound train at Kent Street in 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street at Kent Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′39″N 71°06′52″W / 42.34403°N 71.11432°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 staggered side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Closed | 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 386 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||
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Kent Street station is a light rail stop on the Green Line C branch of the MBTA subway system, located in the median of Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The two side platforms are staggered on opposite sides of the Kent Street / Powell Street grade crossing; the outbound platform is to the east and the inbound platform to the west. Kent Street is not accessible. The MBTA plans to close Kent Street in 2026 as part of renovations to nearby Saint Paul Street and Hawes Street stations.
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 Kent Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[3] Plans shown in February 2024 called for Kent Street station to be closed, as it is just 830 feet (250 m) from both Saint Paul Street and Hawes Street stations.[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million for the platform projects.[5] The MBTA awarded a $41.9 million design-build contract in April 2025.[6] As of March 2026, the station is planned to close during 2026; the platforms will be removed in December 2026.[7]
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 Upgrades Project: Town of Brookline Pre-Construction Public Meeting". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 30, 2026. p. 26.
External links
Media related to Kent Street station at Wikimedia Commons