Beverly Farms (MBTA station)

BEVERLY FARMS

Beverly Farms station, looking outbound
Location 1 Oak Street
Beverly, MA 01915-2205
Coordinates 42°33′42″N 70°48′41″W / 42.56175°N 70.81130°WCoordinates: 42°33′42″N 70°48′41″W / 42.56175°N 70.81130°W
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 5
History
Opened 1898
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 207 (weekday inbound average)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Newburyport/Rockport Line
toward Rockport

Beverly Farms is a passenger rail station on MBTA's Newburyport/Rockport Line, located at the intersection of Oak Street and West Street (MA 127) in Beverly, Massachusetts. The platforms are both low-level and both have a 1-car-length high platform on the outbound end. The station building is north of the tracks, on the inbound side.

History

The Eastern Railroad originally only stopped at West Beach (now Prides Crossing); not until around 1852 did a separate station open at Beverly Farms.[2] In 1898, the Boston and Maine Railroad built the current hip-roofed depot.[3] The railroad agency at Beverly Farms closed in 1952 and the freight house was demolished the year after. The station building was closed in 1958; it now houses a real estate agency.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780942147087.
  3. ↑ LaPointe, Gary. "Railway stations in Essex County". Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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