West Newton (MBTA station)

WEST NEWTON

West Newton station in May 2011
Location 1395 Washington Street
Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′52″N 71°13′51″W / 42.34780°N 71.23075°W / 42.34780; -71.23075Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 71°13′51″W / 42.34780°N 71.23075°W / 42.34780; -71.23075
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
  Framingham/Worcester Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections MBTA Buses
Construction
Parking 45 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1834
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 284 (weekday inbound average)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Worcester
Framingham/Worcester Line
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
toward Worcester
Worcester Line
toward Boston

West Newton is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, located inside the Massachusetts Turnpike Exit 16 rotary in West Newton, Massachusetts. Except for a brief period in 1981, West Newton has had rail service since 1834. The station consists of a single low side platform serving one of the line's two tracks, with small crossings to access trains on the far track. West Newton is not handicapped accessible.

History

The Railroad Hotel served as West Newton's first train station

West Newton was the first terminus of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in April 1834, and one of the first locations in the world from which workers could commute to a city by rail for regular working hours. The Railroad Hotel originally served as the train station.

Except for six weeks in 1981, West Newton has had continuous rail service since 1834. As part of service cutbacks due to declining funding, West Newton was closed along with Auburndale, West Gloucester, Uphams Corner, and Morton Street on January 30, 1981.[2] West Newton and Auburndale reopened on March 16, 1981, though the other three stations did not.[2]

Bus connections

Two MBTA Bus express routes serve West Newton:

References

  1. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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