Kent Street station

Kent Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The stop is slated for closure by the end of 2026. The two side platforms are staggered on opposite sides of the Kent Street / Powell Street grade crossing; the outbound platform is to the east and the inbound platform to the west. Kent Street is not accessible.

Kent Street
Inbound train passing the outbound platform at Kent Street in 2016
General information
Location	Beacon Street and Kent Street Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.344125°N 71.113885°W / 42.344125; -71.113885
Platforms	2 staggered side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Closed	2026 (planned)
Passengers
2011	386 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Saint Paul Street toward Cleveland Circle Green Line C branch Hawes Street toward Government Center
Location

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 Kent Street and seven other C Branch stations was 15% complete by December 2022.^[3] Plans shown in February 2024 called for Kent Street station to be closed, as it is just 830 feet (250 m) from both St. Paul Street and Hawes Street stations.^[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million for the platform projects.^[5] As of June 2024^[update], construction of the C Branch platform project is expected to be complete in fall 2026.^[6]