Chiswick Road station

Chiswick Road station is a light rail station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue north of Chiswick Road in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Chiswick Road consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks.

Chiswick Road
An inbound train at Chiswick Road station in August 2018
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue at Chiswick Road Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.34084°N 71.15046°W / 42.34084; -71.15046
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	May 26, 1900[1][2]
Passengers
2011 daily	615[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Chestnut Hill Avenue toward Boston College Green Line B branch Sutherland Road toward Government Center
Location

History

In 2003, Chiswick Road was one of five stops on the B branch proposed for closure, due to having a low average daily ridership and being located quite close to nearby, better-used stops.^[4] Chiswick Road was dropped from the proposal shortly after it was announced due to opposition from residents of a local housing project for the elderly served by the stop.^[4] The other four stops (Fordham Road, Summit Avenue, Mount Hood Road, and Greycliff Road) were provisionally closed on April 20, 2004, which was made permanent on March 15, 2005.^[4][5]

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.^[6] Design for Chiswick Road and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.^[7] A design shown in March 2024 called for the platforms to be rebuilt at their current locations.^[8] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Chiswick Road.^[9] Additional stops were added to the B branch project in 2024.^[10][11] As of February 2025^[update], the MBTA plans to advertise the $74 million design-build contract for bidding in May 2025.^[12] Construction is expected to take place from fall 2025 to mid-2027.^[10]