Traffic & Transit
Car Stuck On Brookline Green Line Tracks Prompts Delays
MBTA Transit Police said the car was towed after 40 minutes Sunday evening.
BROOKLINE, MA — A car stuck on tracks in Brookline delayed Green Line C Branch service Sunday evening around Dean Road, according to MBTA officials.
MBTA Transit Police shared a photo of the incident, showing a car that came to a stop across the tracks around 5:30 p.m.
Police said the car’s driver told them her car got stuck after she accidentally turned onto the tracks.
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Police said the incident delayed Green Line service in both directions for roughly 40 minutes before the car was towed.
The T separately announced the disruption with a service alert Sunday evening, saying shuttle buses were being dispatched between Cleveland Circle and Coolidge Corner stations while trains were stopped.
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1/22 at 5:30PM TPD offs resp. to the MBTA Green Line C-branch at Beacon/Dean Rd. Brookline for a V on the tracks. Operator stated she accidentally turned onto the tracks & her car became stuck. Service delayed both directions for 40 mins. Car towed. pic.twitter.com/7IeghRMOqK
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) January 23, 2023
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