Tappan Street station
Tappan Street | |||||||||||
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 An outbound train at Tappan Street in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street at Tappan StreetBrookline, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′18″N71°08′19″W / 42.338469°N 71.138705°W / 42.338469; -71.138705 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 2026 (planned) | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | 674 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Tappan Street station is a light rail station on the MBTAGreen LineC branch, located in the median of Beacon Street east of Tappan Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station consists of two side platforms which serve the C branch's two tracks. Tappan Street is not accessible; a reconstruction for accessibility is planned for 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 Tappan Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.[3] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Tappan Street.[4] The MBTA awarded a $41.9 million design-build contract in April 2025.[5] Design work for Tappan Street and Englewood Avenue was complete by September 2025, with the Tappan Street platforms to be widened and rebuilt at their current locations.[6] As of December 2025, construction is expected to take place from spring 2026 to fall 2026. Tappan Street and Englewood Avenue are planned to be the first to be completed.[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.
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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.
- ^"Item 6a - MBTA Beacon Street C Branch Station Accessibility Project Memo With Attachments". Town of Brookline. September 12, 2025. pp. 10, 32, 36.
- ^"Accessibility Initiatives—December 2025"(PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 2, 2025. p. 5.
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