[2] Brookline Village station has raised platforms for accessibility with low-floor light rail vehicles.

[4] 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.

[14][15] Even before the completion of the lines in 1900, the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) noted the need for improved transfer facilities in Brookline Village.

[20] As construction of the Worcester Turnpike progressed eastward, the B&W was replaced by buses in June 1932, followed by the Chestnut Hill branch that November.

[19] Cypress Street service (operated via Huntington after 1932) was cut back to Brookline Village on June 10, 1934.

[19] The Allston–Dudley route was replaced by buses on September 10, 1938, with the Huntington Avenue cars cut back to Brigham Circle short turns.

[19][21] The city immediately demolished the transfer station to speed traffic flow through the square.

Portable lifts were installed at Brookline Village around 2000 as a temporary measure, though it was not modified with raised platforms in 2002-03 as other stations were.