Beaconsfield station (MBTA)
Beaconsfield is an MBTA light rail station in Brookline, Massachusetts. It serves the Green Line D branch. It is located off Dean Road and Beaconsfield Road just south of Beacon Street. Like the other stops on the line, it was a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland branch until 1958, when the line was closed and converted to a branch of what is now the Green Line. The station reopened along with the rest of the line in 1959.
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Facing inbound at Beaconsfield station in November 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Beaconsfield Road east of Dean Road Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′09″N 71°08′26″W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 11 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 1, 1907 (original station) July 4, 1959 (modern station) | ||||||||||||
| Closed | May 31, 1958 | ||||||||||||
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| 2011 | 1,075 | ||||||||||||
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Beaconsfield is not accessible, as the low platforms do not permit level boarding. Beaconsfield station is located one block from Dean Road station on the C branch of the Green Line, offering an easy transfer point. The interchange is outside of fare control; passengers must still pay a second fare.