Waltham station

WALTHAM
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°W / 42.3741972; -71.2363111Coordinates: 42°22′27.11″N 71°14′10.72″W / 42.3741972°N 71.2363111°W / 42.3741972; -71.2363111
Line(s) Fitchburg Line
Watertown Branch (former)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 1 (splits into 2 at station)
Connections MBTA Bus: 70, 70A, 170, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558
128BC Waltham Shuttle[1]
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
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Wachusett
Fitchburg Line

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

Old Waltham depot with large clocktower on a 1915 postcard

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

A route 554 bus boards at Waltham in 2016

Eight MBTA Bus routes and one private route stop at Waltham station:

References

  1. 1 2 "Waltham Shuttle". Route 128 Business Council. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. ↑ Haley, Nicole (July 25, 2007). "Station boosts access". Daily News Tribune. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (12 November 2012). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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