Fairbanks Street station
Fairbanks Street station serves as a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line, specifically on the C branch, situated within the median of Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The station features two side platforms alongside dual tracks and currently lacks full accessibility. However, a wheelchair lift provides an accessible connection between the different levels of Beacon Street at this location. The MBTA intends to merge Fairbanks Street with the nearby Brandon Hall station into one fully accessible station by the end of 2026.
During the 2018–19 track maintenance, which included replacing platform edges, accessibility improvements became mandatory at several stops. By December 2022, design efforts for Fairbanks Street and seven additional C Branch stations had reached 15% completion. Proposed plans from February 2024 call for combining Fairbanks Street and Brandon Hall into a single station positioned between their existing locations, incorporating accessible ramps on Beacon Street’s north side near Lancaster Terrace and Mason Path.
In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration granted $67 million to the MBTA to construct accessible platforms at 14 stops across the B and C branches, including the newly consolidated Fairbanks-Brandon Hall station. As of June 2024, project completion is anticipated by fall 2026.