Needham Junction (MBTA station)

NEEDHAM JUNCTION

An outbound train at Needham Junction station
Location 51 Junction Street
Needham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′23″N 71°14′12″W / 42.2730°N 71.2366°W / 42.2730; -71.2366Coordinates: 42°16′23″N 71°14′12″W / 42.2730°N 71.2366°W / 42.2730; -71.2366
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Needham Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections MBTA Bus: 59
Construction
Parking 175 spaces ($4.00 fee)
4 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 6 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened November 4, 1906[1][2]
Closed October 13, 1979 - October 19, 1987[3]
Previous names West Street
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 400 (weekday inbound average)[4]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Needham Line
  Former services  
Charles River
toward Millis
Millis Branch
Closed 1967

Needham Junction is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located on Junction Street near Chestnut Street in the southwestern part of Needham, Massachusetts. It opened in 1906 when the New Haven Railroad built the Needham Cutoff to connect the Charles River Railroad to its main line. The station has a mini-high platform, making it fully handicapped accessible.

History

1910 photo of Needham Junction station

Needham Junction is a wye between the Charles River Branch Railroad (built in 1861) and the New Haven Railroad's Needham Cutoff, which was built in 1906 to allow trains from the former New York and New England Railroad to reach Boston without needing to use the New York Central's Highland Branch. Needham Junction station opened with the cutoff on November 4, 1906; it is positioned east of the junction, so as to only serve trains running on the cutoff.[1] No station had previously been located in the area. The original station building is now an ice cream parlor; MBTA tickets are sold as well.[2]

The station was closed with the rest of the line from October 13, 1979 to October 19, 1987 during Southwest Corridor construction.[3] A mini-high platform was added during the closure, making Needham Junction fully handicapped accessible.

Bus connections

Needham Junction is served by one MBTA Bus route:

References

  1. 1 2 Humphrey, Thomas J. and Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 45. ISBN 9780685412947.
  2. 1 2 Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780942147087.
  3. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (22 March 2014). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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