Brookline Hills (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Brookline Hills is a light rail
station on the "D" branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Green Line
located in Brookline, Massachusetts
. The station is located near Brookline High School
and the intersection of Cypress and Tappan Streets. Brookline Hills is located 22 minutes away from Park Street
. Brookline Hills station is at grade level and consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. MBTA does not provide parking at the station, but other parking is available nearby. Brookline Hills was opened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the "D" branch.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station on the "D" branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
Green Line
Green Line (MBTA)
The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...
located in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
. The station is located near Brookline High School
Brookline High School
Brookline High School is a four-year public high school in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, in the United States.As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,826 students and 136 teachers , for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 teacher.-Education:Almost every senior in...
and the intersection of Cypress and Tappan Streets. Brookline Hills is located 22 minutes away from Park Street
Park Street (MBTA station)
Park Street is a rapid transit and light rail station of the MBTA subway system in Downtown Boston. One of the four subway hub stations, Park Street is a transfer point between the Green and Red Lines. Park Street is the fourth-busiest station in the MBTA network, with an average of 19,836 entries...
. Brookline Hills station is at grade level and consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. MBTA does not provide parking at the station, but other parking is available nearby. Brookline Hills was opened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the "D" branch.