Brandeis/Roberts station
Brandeis/Roberts | |||||||||||
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,_July_2019.JPG) An inbound train arriving at Brandeis/Roberts station in 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1 Sawyer Road, Waltham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′43.24″N 71°15′36.38″W / 42.3620111°N 71.2601056°WCoordinates: 42°21′43.24″N 71°15′36.38″W / 42.3620111°N 71.2601056°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fitchburg Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 553 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 70 spaces ($4.00 fee) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1870 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Roberts | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 369 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Brandeis/Roberts is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Waltham, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line and is located on the edge of the campus of Brandeis University. The station is fully accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.[2]
History
The Fitchburg Railroad opened from Waltham to Concord on June 17, 1844; however, Roberts station (named for the adjacent neighborhood) was not opened until around 1870.[3] The Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) closed the station building in 1937, but trains continued to stop at the platform.[4][5]
In 1977 or 1978, the station was renamed Brandeis–Roberts (later styled Brandeis/Roberts) to denote the growing university.[6][7] A $70,000 renovation of the station was completed on December 18, 1986.[8] Accessible mini-high platforms were installed either in that renovation or around 1991.[9][10]
References
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87, 88. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ "B. & M. Would End Winter Hill Service". Boston Globe. February 13, 1937. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Will Continue Four Roberts Platform Stops". Boston Globe. March 30, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ MBTA System Route Map, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Spring–Summer 1977 – via Wikimedia Commons
- ^ MBTA System Route Map, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 1978 – via Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Sanborn, George M. (1992). A Chronicle of the Boston Transit System. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-10-17 – via Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ MBTA : ACCESS; The Guide to Accessible Services and Facilities. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 1992. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Operations Directorate Planning Division (November 1990). "Ridership and Service Statistics" (3 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 1-5 – via Internet Archive.
External links
Media related to Brandeis/Roberts station at Wikimedia Commons
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