Wellesley Farms station

Wellesley Farms
Wellesley Farms station in 2023
General information
Location90 Croton Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′23.5″N 71°16′19″W / 42.323194°N 71.27194°W / 42.323194; -71.27194
Owned byTown of Wellesley
Line(s)Worcester Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking199 spaces ($4.50 daily)
Bicycle facilities16 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1830s
Rebuilt1890
Previous namesRice's Crossing
Passengers
2018298 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Wellesley Hills
toward Worcester
Framingham/​Worcester Line Auburndale
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Wellesley Hills
toward Albany
Boston and Albany Railroad
Main Line
Riverside
toward Boston
Wellesley Farms Railroad Station
Map
LocationCroton Street Extension, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectH.H. Richardson
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.86000259[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1986

Wellesley Farms station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line. It is located in the Wellesley Farms area. The current station building, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in 1886 and constructed in 1890, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Wellesley Farms Railroad Station since 1986.[2]

  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.