Washington Square (MBTA station)

WASHINGTON SQ.
Washington Square station in June 2010
Location	Beacon Street at Washington Street Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′21.32″N 71°8′7.39″W / 42.3392556°N 71.1353861°WCoordinates: 42°20′21.32″N 71°8′7.39″W / 42.3392556°N 71.1353861°W
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Green Line "C" branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA Bus: 65
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Rebuilt	c. 2002
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	1,091 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Tappan Street toward Cleveland Circle Green Line "C" Branch Fairbanks toward North Station

Washington Square is a surface light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line "C" Branch, located in the median of Beacon Street in the Washington Square neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. Washington Square is the 4th-busiest surface stop on the line, with 1,091 daily boardings by a 2011 count.^[1] Its platforms have been raised to interface with low-floor trams, making the stop handicapped accessible.

Station layout

G Street/ Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	← "C" Branch toward Cleveland Circle (Tappan Street)
	Inbound	→ "C" Branch toward North Station (Fairbanks) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus connections

Washington Square also serves one MBTA Bus route:

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

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

External links

• MBTA Green Line -- Washington Square Station
• Station from Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View