Tappan Street station

Tappan Street is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line C branch, located in the median of Beacon Street east of Tappan Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station consists of two side platforms which serve the C branch's two tracks. Tappan Street has no bus connections and is not handicapped accessible.

Tappan Street
An outbound train at Tappan Street in 2014
Location	Beacon Street at Tappan Street Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.338469°N 71.138705°W / 42.338469; -71.138705
Owned by	MBTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	674 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Dean Road toward Cleveland Circle Green Line C branch Washington Square toward North Station

Electrified streetcars have been running on the section of Beacon Street west of Coolidge Corner, including stops at Tappan Street, since 1889. However, only since the 1980s have the surface stops been given defined names and dedicated signage.

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.

External links

• Media related to Tappan Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• MBTA - Tappan Street
• Station from Google Maps Street View