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Reservoir station (MBTA)

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35: 478: 535:. From June 8 to September 11, Highland branch cars ran on Beacon Street from Reservoir to Kenmore. A temporary inbound-to-outbound turning loop was built east of Reservoir for the diversion. Inbound cars stopped at Reservoir, ran around the temporary loop, and up the outbound side of the regular loop towards Cleveland Circle. Outbound cars via Beacon Street ran down the inbound side of the regular loop, around the same temporary loop track, and then continued outbound from the station. 486: 1056: 1389: 976: 1176: 134: 909: 246: 528:
traffic would come from the inner part of the line, and thus an overhead loop was built connecting the line to Chestnut Hill Avenue. However, the outer half of the line proved more popular than expected, and Reservoir short turns were later reduced, with some extra short turn service remaining at times during rush hour.
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on Chestnut Hill Avenue. This spur, built after the loop removal in 1980, is sometimes used to detrain passengers from cars short-turning at Reservoir so as not to block the main tracks. A sidewalk ramp runs alongside the spur line, serving as an accessible route to the station platforms from the
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On May 31, 1958, the line was closed for rebuilding; it reopened on July 4, 1959 as a branch of the M.T.A. streetcar system. The 1888 station building was removed to make space for the new station and connecting yard tracks. When the line was converted for light rail use, it was assumed that most
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The regular short-turn loop was closed in August 1980 as part of the closure of the old Reservoir Carhouse, which had been built in 1889 when the Beacon Street line opened. The old carhouse closed on June 25, 1982; a new building opened the next year.
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The regular station, located below grade, has two side platforms serving the line's 2 tracks. A two-track spur with two side platforms of its own runs north of the main station and connects with the
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Community by Design: The Role of the Frederick Law Olmsted Office in the Suburbanization of Brookline, Massachusetts, 1880 to 1936
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just a block away. With a daily ridership of 3,395, Reservoir is the second-busiest surface stop on the D branch (after
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bought the line between Brookline Junction and Cook Junction and extended it to Reservoir as its
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In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for
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Morgan, Keith N., Cushing, Elizabeth Hope, and Reed, Roger (2009).
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In 1974, the MBTA began rebuilding the line to accommodate the new
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Reservoir station around 1961, showing the overhead short-turn loop
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terminate at the Reservoir busway off Chestnut Hill Avenue.
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An inbound train at Reservoir station in March 2022
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Brookline, Massachusetts
42°20′07″N 71°8′53″W / 42.33528°N 71.14806°W / 42.33528; -71.14806
Highland branch
side platforms
MBTA bus
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MBTA
Chestnut Hill
Riverside
Green Line
D branch
Beaconsfield
Union Square
New York Central Railroad
Chestnut Hill
Riverside
Highland branch
Beaconsfield
Boston
light rail
MBTA
Green Line D branch
Brookline, Massachusetts
Cleveland Circle
Brighton
Cleveland Circle terminus
C branch

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