Reading (MBTA station)

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READING

Reading Station in 2008, originally the historic Boston and Maine Railroad Depot
Station statistics
Address 35 Lincoln Street
Reading, MA 01867
Line(s)
  Haverhill Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 1
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities 10 Spaces
Other information
Opened 1870
Accessible
Owned by MBTA
Fare zone 2
Traffic
Passengers (2008)898 weekday avg.[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Haverhill Line
toward Haverhill
Boston and Maine Railroad Depot
Location Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates 42°31′18″N 71°6′27″W / 42.52167°N 71.10750°W / 42.52167; -71.10750Coordinates: 42°31′18″N 71°6′27″W / 42.52167°N 71.10750°W / 42.52167; -71.10750
Built 1870
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Governing body Local
MPS Reading MRA
NRHP Reference # 84002509[2]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

Reading is a historic commuter rail station in Reading, Massachusetts, United States, on the Haverhill/Reading Line of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, a branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The depot was built in 1870 to service the Boston and Maine Railroad and was the former terminus of the line before its extension to Haverhill. The MBTA purchased the Haverhill Line in 1973, intending to replace commuter rail service with extended Orange Line subway service between Oak Grove and Reading. This plan was rejected by riders who desired to retain commuter rail service.

Under the name Boston and Maine Railroad Depot, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

Bus connections

  • 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
  • 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). MBTA. 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 

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