Waltham station
WALTHAM | |||||||||||
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Outbound platform viewed from Moody Street in 2016 | |||||||||||
Location |
75 Carter Street Waltham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°22′27.11″N 71°14′10.72″W / 42.3741972°N 71.2363111°WCoordinates: 42°22′27.11″N 71°14′10.72″W / 42.3741972°N 71.2363111°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) |
Fitchburg Line Watertown Branch (former) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (splits into 2 at station) | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Parking |
50 spaces ($1.00 fee) 4 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 610 (weekday inbound average)[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Waltham is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Waltham, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is located in downtown Waltham adjacent to Central Square (Waltham Common). With 610 inbound boardings on an average weekday, it has the second highest ridership on the line, behind South Acton station).[2]
History and operations
The station has an unusual configuration, similar to Lincoln. There are 2 side platforms, separated by Moody Street: the eastern platform is used for inbound passengers, and the western platform is used for outbound passengers. Most of the station is located on a short single-track section; after double-tracking was completed from South Acton to Willows in 2014, this became the only single-track section of the Fitchburg Line. Accessible mini-high platforms were added in 2007.[3]
Commuter rail service to Waltham station has remained relatively constant since the MBTA was formed in 1964. However, several nearby stops on the Fitchburg Line and the Central Mass Branch were closed in the early years of the MBTA.[4] The former depot building, which included a large clocktower, was torn down in the 1960s. The Waltham Interlocking Tower is located next to Elm Street; it controlled the junction with the Watertown Branch Railroad, which operated passenger service until 1938.
Bus connections
Eight MBTA Bus routes and one private route stop at Waltham station:
- 70 Cedarwood, Market Place Drive, or Central Square, Waltham - University Park
- 70A North Waltham - University Park via Watertown Square and Central Square, Cambridge
- 170 Central Square, Waltham - Dudley Square via North Waltham and Back Bay
- 505 Central Square, Waltham - Downtown via Moody Street & Massachusetts Turnpike
- 553 Roberts - Downtown Boston via Central Square, Waltham, Newtonville, Newton Corner & Turnpike
- 554 Waverly Square - Downtown Boston via Bentley University, Central Square, Waltham, Newtonville, Newton Corner & Turnpike
- 556 Waltham Highlands - Downtown Boston via Central Square, Waltham, Newtonville, Newton Corner & Turnpike
- 558 Riverside - Downtown Boston via Newton Corner & Turnpike
- 128BC Waltham Shuttle, provides rush hour service to nearby businesses.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Waltham Shuttle". Route 128 Business Council. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ↑ Haley, Nicole (July 25, 2007). "Station boosts access". Daily News Tribune. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007.
- ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (12 November 2012). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links
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