Needham Center (MBTA station)
NEEDHAM CENTER | |||||||||||
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 Needham Center station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Great Plain Avenue & Eaton Square Needham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°16′49″N 71°14′16″W / 42.2804°N 71.2378°WCoordinates: 42°16′49″N 71°14′16″W / 42.2804°N 71.2378°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1853 | ||||||||||
| Closed | October 13, 1979 - October 19, 1987[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887, 1980s | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) | 975 (weekday inbound average)[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Needham Center is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located just north of Great Plains Avenue (MA-135) in downtown Needham, Massachusetts. The first station at Needham opened in 1853; it burned in 1887 and was replaced with a stone station, some of which is still in place.[3] The station is fully handicapped accessible.
Bus connections
Needham Center is served by one MBTA Bus route, which runs on Chapel Street just to the east:
- 59 Needham Junction - Watertown Square via Newtonville
References
- ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (26 December 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780942147087.
External links
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