- Coolidge Corner (MBTA station)
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COOLIDGE CORNER
Coolidge Corner MBTA stationStation statistics Address Beacon Street and Harvard Street
Brookline, MACoordinates 42°20′32″N 71°07′15″W / 42.342226°N 71.120888°WCoordinates: 42°20′32″N 71°07′15″W / 42.342226°N 71.120888°W Lines Green Line "C" branchConnections MBTA Bus Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Bicycle facilities 20 spaces Other information Accessible Owned by MBTA Services Preceding station MBTA Following station toward Cleveland CircleGreen Line "C" BranchSt. Paul Streettoward North StationCoolidge Corner station is a stop on the "C" branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line, located in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline at the intersection of Beacon Street and Harvard Street.
This station is convenient to the many stores and restaurants in Coolidge Corner, as well as the Coolidge Corner Theatre, a nationally recognized non-profit arthouse movie theater. It is also close to a heavily Jewish neighborhood that contains a number of synagogues, Jewish book stores, and kosher restaurants.
During the Summer season and early Fall, a farmers' market operates at the nearby Centre Street Parking Lot every Thursday from 1:30pm until dusk.[1]
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Connections
Coolidge Corner is a major stop on the MBTA Route 66 crosstown line, one of the busiest and most-delayed bus lines in the system.[2] Route 66 runs to Harvard Square station in one direction, and to Dudley station in the other.
Accessibility
See also: MBTA accessibilityThis station is wheelchair accessible.
References
- ^ "Brookline Farmers Market". Brookline Online. Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. http://www.brooklinema.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=679%3Abrookline-farmers-market&catid=256%3Afarmers-market&Itemid=544. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Simpson, Neil (Nov 24, 2009). "Brookline seeking stimulus money to help fix the 66 Read more: Brookline seeking stimulus money to help fix the 66 - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB http://www.wickedlocal.com/brookline/archive/x1792910526/Brookline-seeking-stimulus-money-to-help-fix-the-66". Brookline Tab. http://www.wickedlocal.com/brookline/news/x1792910526/Brookline-seeking-stimulus-money-to-help-fix-the-66. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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