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Brigham Circle station

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Wigglesworth Street, were to be closed. The work (minus the footbridge) were eventually done in 1980, when the line was closed to modify the track and wires for the new LRVs. The line was cut back to Symphony on March 21, 1980; it was re-extended to Northeastern (using LRVs) on June 21 and Brigham Circle on September 20. The inbound platform was moved east, with its east end at Wigglesworth Street.
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As part of a series of service reductions due to a budget crisis, on July 1, 2012 the MBTA began terminating weekend service at Brigham Circle. The cutback was unpopular with local residents, who considered it an unnecessary inconvenience. On October 13, 2012, the cut was quietly reversed by reducing
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are staggered, with the outbound platform further west. Crosswalks across Huntington Avenue to the station are present at Brigham Circle (to the outbound platform), between the two platforms, and at Wigglesworth Street (to the inbound platform). East of Brigham Circle, the E branch runs in a
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Like other surface stops on the median-reservation section of the line, Brigham Circle (Francis Street) station had bare asphalt platforms. In 1972, the MBTA began planning a reconstruction of that section of the line, then scheduled for 1973-74. Three lightly used stops, including one at
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frequency on the branch slightly, thus allowing the same equipment to cover the full line at no additional cost. This was made official with the December 29, 2012 timetable.
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is located just east of the station, allowing terminating trains to cross over to the inbound platform.
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In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for
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dedicated reservation in the median of Huntington Avenue; west of the circle is
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Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
42°20′4.53″N 71°6′13.35″W / 42.3345917°N 71.1037083°W / 42.3345917; -71.1037083
side platforms
MBTA bus
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66
MIS

MBTA
Fenwood Road
Heath Street
Green Line
E branch
Longwood Medical Area
Medford/​Tufts
light rail
MBTA Green Line
"E" branch
Brigham Circle
Mission Hill neighborhood
Boston, Massachusetts
accessible
side platforms
street running
Heath Street
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facing point crossover

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