ðə fˈɜːst hˈɔːɹskɑːɹ lˈaɪn tə ɹˈiːtʃ bɹˈʊklaɪn vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌzɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə tɹˈɛmɔnt stɹˈiːt lˈaɪn, wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn fɹʌm ɹˈɑːksbɛɹi kɹˈɔsɪŋ tə slˈaɪtli nɔːɹθwˈɛst ʌv bɹˈʊklaɪn vˈɪlɪdʒ ɐlˈɔŋ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən stɹˈiːt.
The first horsecar line to reach Brookline Village was a branch of the Tremont Street line, which opened on October 26, 1859 from Roxbury Crossing to slightly northwest of Brookline Village along Washington Street.