Chestnut Hill (MBTA station)

Chestnut Hill is a stop on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, located off Hammond Street north of Massachusetts Route 9 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Chestnut Hill station is not handicapped accessible.HistoryThe original Chestnut Hill station opened in 1852 on the Highland Branch, which at the time was a conventional commuter rail line. After 1886, loop service was run via what is now the Framingham/Worcester Line and later the Needham Line. The final trains on the line ran on May 31, 1958. The line was converted to light rail by the M.T.A. and Chestnut Hill reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the "D" branch. The original stone station was torn down and replaced by a small wooden shelter on the inbound platform.Bus connectionsThe station is not directly served by any MBTA bus route. However, the '' Chestnut Hill - Kenmore Station via Brookline Village & Cypress Street route stops at Boylston Street and Hammond Street, about 1000ft to the south.