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Brigham Circle (MBTA station)
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Brigham Circle is a trolley-train stop on the "E" branch of the MBTA's Green Line
in Boston, MA. Along with the Longwood Station
, it is the closest stop to Harvard Medical School
, the Harvard School of Public Health
and the rest of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
, all of which are within a short walk from the station.
Located at the intersection of Tremont
and Huntington
, Brigham Circle is a part of the Mission Hill
neighborhood and is the closest commercial center, with a grocery store, a pizzeria restaurant (Penguin), various drug stores, bistros, banks and taverns. Nearby, there is an entrance, a stairway
leading to Puddingstone Park
.
The station is named for the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now a wing of the larger Brigham and Women's Hospital
), which stands at one side of the circle. Brigham and Women's extends away from the circle up Francis Street to the north; the area to the northeast is taken up by Harvard
facilities.
Occasionally when there are high volumes of traffic in Jamaica Plain
, the "E" branch of the Green Line terminates at Brigham Circle to improve service frequency on the branch.
Green Line (MBTA)
The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...
in Boston, MA. Along with the Longwood Station
Longwood Medical Area (MBTA station)
Longwood Medical Area is a stop on the E branch of the MBTA's Green Line in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, MA. It is the named for the adjacent Longwood Medical Area, which is the home of Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, and Brigham and Women's Hospital...
, it is the closest stop to Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, the Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
and the rest of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
Longwood Medical and Academic Area
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area is a medical campus in Boston....
, all of which are within a short walk from the station.
Located at the intersection of Tremont
Tremont Street
Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts.-Etymology:The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain...
and Huntington
Huntington Avenue (Boston)
Huntington Avenue is a secondary thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts beginning at Copley Square, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods...
, Brigham Circle is a part of the Mission Hill
Mission Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
Mission Hill is a 3/4 square mile neighborhood of Boston, with the population of approximately 18,000 people.The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Columbus Avenue and the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury to the east, Longwood Avenue to the northeast and the Olmsted designed Riverway/Jamaicaway and...
neighborhood and is the closest commercial center, with a grocery store, a pizzeria restaurant (Penguin), various drug stores, bistros, banks and taverns. Nearby, there is an entrance, a stairway
Stairway
Stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs are names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps...
leading to Puddingstone Park
Puddingstone Park
Puddingstone Park is a neighborhood park built as part of the redevelopment of the "ledge site", a former Puddingstone quarry near the corner of Huntington Avenue and Tremont Street, at the Green Line trolley stop of Brigham Circle, in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
.
The station is named for the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now a wing of the larger Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
), which stands at one side of the circle. Brigham and Women's extends away from the circle up Francis Street to the north; the area to the northeast is taken up by Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
facilities.
Occasionally when there are high volumes of traffic in Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain is a historic neighborhood of in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farm land to the south, it was originally part of the city of Roxbury...
, the "E" branch of the Green Line terminates at Brigham Circle to improve service frequency on the branch.