Belmont Center station
Train station in Belmont, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Belmont Center station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is situated at the intersection of Common Street, Concord Avenue, and Leonard Street adjacent to Belmont's town center. It is one of two railroad stations located in Belmont, the other being Waverley station located in Waverley Square.
Belmont Center | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Common Street at Concord Avenue Belmont, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°23′45.3″N 71°10′34.3″W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Fitchburg Route | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 74, 75 | ||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1852,[1] March 4, 1974[2] | ||||||||||
Closed | 1958[2] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | c. 1879, c. 1908[3] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 159 (weekday average boardings)[4] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Belmont Railroad Station | |||||||||||
Built | 1908 | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman[5] | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 98001443[5] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1998 | ||||||||||
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The modern station was built in 1908 after the completion of a grade separation project in which the railroad tracks were raised above grade. There are two low-level side platforms serving the line's two tracks on an elevated grade. The station has no high-level platforms or ramps and is therefore not accessible.