that provided shelter on all four sides. Located on Chapel Street near Hawes Street between the former station locations, it was constructed from July 1893 to May 1894. A footbridge at Carlton Street – one of the only steel bridges in an Olmsted-designed park, though it was designed and built by Alexis French, Brookline's first town engineer – was added by the town in mid-1894 to provide access to the Riverway Park. The bridge was closed in 1975 due to severe corrosion. Plans to repair and reopen the footbridge proved locally controversial for a number of years. , construction of the $4 million project is expected to last from 2020 to 2022. Conversion to light rail service The station agent was removed in May 1949, but the station building remained in use as shelter for passengers. In June 1957, the Massachusetts Legislature approved the purchase of the branch by the M.T.A. from the nearly-bankrupt New York Central Railroad for conversion to a trolley line. Service ended on May 31, 1958. The line was quickly converted for trolley service, and the line including Longwood station reopened on July 4, 1959. The 1893-built station was torn down during the conversion to make room for a small parking lot. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Renovations During the Brookline Village/Longwood Avenue Station Renovation Project, the MBTA reconstructed Longwood and stations for accessibility. The two stations received raised platforms to interface with low-floor LRVs, wooden ramps to access older high-floor LRVs, and other upgrades. The MBTA originally planned to have the Chapel Street entrance be the only accessible entrance to Longwood station but after it became apparent this was not sufficient, ramps were added from Riverway Park as well. Work on both stations began on July 23, 2007, and construction was completed in the second quarter of 2009. References External links MBTA – Longwood Station from Google Maps Street View Green Line (MBTA) stations Railway stations in Brookline, Massachusetts Former Boston and Albany Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1959 1959 establishments in Massachusetts