A ride through Brookline on the Green Line may take (slightly) less time in the future as the MBTA moves forward with plans to reduce the number of C Branch stops by two within the next couple years.

The engines would pull water from the reservoir, then pump it to Fisher Hill Reservoir in Brookline, which has since been filled in. From there, it supplied neighborhoods like Beacon Hill.

Currently, Route 86 begins in Brookline’s Reservoir area and runs to Charlestown’s Sullivan Square. With the service changes, the new route will be shorter, running only from Reservoir to ...