Newton Centre station
Light rail station in Newton, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newton Centre station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located in the Newton Centre village of Newton, Massachusetts. A former commuter rail station, it was converted for light rail use and reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the line. The 1891-built station and express office are part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Location | 70 Union Street Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°19′46″N 71°11′33″W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 52 | ||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1852 (Charles River Branch Railroad) | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1891; 1958–1959 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Newton Center | ||||||||||||
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2013 | 1,891 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Newton Centre Railroad Station | |||||||||||||
Built | 1891 | ||||||||||||
Architect | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 76002137 | ||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1976 | ||||||||||||
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