Hawes Street station
Hawes Street | |||||||||||
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 An outbound train at Hawes Street in 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street at Hawes Street Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′41″N 71°06′41″W / 42.34481°N 71.11144°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 2026 | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 339 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||
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Hawes 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 west of Hawes Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms which serve the C branch's two tracks. With 339 boardings on an average weekday in 2011, Hawes Street had the lowest ridership on the C branch and fourth-lowest on the entire Green Line.[1] Hawes Street is not accessible; a reconstruction for accessibility is taking place in 2026.
Reconstruction
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 Hawes Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[3] Designs shown in February 2024 called for the inbound platform at Hawes Street to be shifted to the east side of the intersection.[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 Hawes Street.[5]
The MBTA awarded a $41.9 million design-build contract in April 2025.[6] Designs shown in February 2026 called for the platforms at Hawes Street to be widened and rebuilt in their current locations.[7] By March 2026, preliminary construction work was expected to take place in May and August 2026, followed by main construction from October to December 2026.[8] Platform construction began during a shutdown of the C branch from August 8–16, 2026.[9]
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑
- "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. 55.
- ↑ "Green Line C Branch Station Accessibility Upgrades Project: Town of Brookline Pre-Construction Public Meeting". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 30, 2026. p. 26.
- ↑ "MBTA Beacon Street C-branch Station Accessibility Project UPDATE". Town of Brookline. July 30, 2026. Archived from the original on July 30, 2026.
External links
Media related to Hawes Street station at Wikimedia Commons
