Needham Center | |||||||||||
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 Needham Center station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Great Plain Avenue and Eaton Square Needham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°16′49″N 71°14′16″W / 42.2804°N 71.2378°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Needham Branch (Charles River Branch) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 59 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1, 1853[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | October 13, 1979–October 19, 1987[2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887, 1980s | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Great Plain, Needham Plain, Needham[1][3] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 224 (weekday average boardings)[4] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Needham Center station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located just north of Great Plain Avenue (MA-135) in downtown Needham, Massachusetts. The first station at Needham opened in 1853; it burned in 1887 and was replaced with a stone station, some of which is still in place. The station has one side platform with an accessible mini-high platform serving the line's single track.
- ^ a b Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 43–46. ISBN 9780685412947.
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