Malden Center (MBTA station)

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Malden Center Station as seen from the Commercial Street busway.
Station statistics
Address	Commercial St. at Pleasant St. Malden, Massachusetts 02148
Coordinates	42.426715°N 71.074349°W / 42.426715; -71.074349
Lines	Haverhill Line   Orange Line
Platforms	1 side platform (Commuter Rail) 1 island platform (Orange Line)
Tracks	1 (Commuter Rail) 2 (Orange Line)
Parking	188 spaces, $5.50 fee, four accessible spaces
Other information
Opened	December 27, 1975
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Fare zone	1A
Traffic
Passengers (2009 daily)	11,258  8.06% (Orange Line)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station North Station Terminus Haverhill Line Wyoming Hill toward Haverhill Wellington toward Forest Hills Orange Line Oak Grove Terminus

Malden Center Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line and Haverhill Line, located on Pleasant Street in downtown Malden, Massachusetts. It is an elevated station serving Malden's Edgeworth and downtown areas, with a small parking lot and connections to several bus lines. In 2004, the station added a second exit stairwell and its first and only elevator, making the station handicap accessible.

The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station for the Orange Line were 11,258, which was a 8.06% increase over fiscal year 2008.

History

Malden Station opened on December 27, 1975, as part of the MBTA's new northern branch of the Orange Line. This new branch eliminated the Charlestown Elevated Everett Station that same year. Expansion to Malden had been a long-time goal of the Boston Elevated Railway, and the Everett extension of the Charlestown line was originally planned to go past Everett via a different route into Malden. However, residents of Malden were opposed to the elevated railroad structure that was planned, and prevented the extension. The 1975 extension was built along a commuter railroad line and was considered less disruptive than an fully elevated railroad would have been.

The station, located on a high grade, is one of a small number of elevated rapid transit stations remaining in the MBTA system. (The only others are Science Park, Beachmont, Wollaston, Charles/MGH, and Fields Corner.) Boston once had several elevated lines, but the Atlantic Avenue Elevated, Charlestown Elevated, Washington Street Elevated, and Causeway Elevated were all torn down in favor of subway and surface-level lines.

Parking

The MBTA maintains a parking lot for Malden Station with 188 spaces at the rate of $5.50 per day.

Bus connections

Malden Station has many bus routes connecting Malden and nearby cities and towns to the Orange Line. Malden Station has one of the largest number of bus routes in the MBTA system along with Haymarket, Forest Hills and Ruggles.^{[citation needed]}

• 97 Wellington Station - Malden Center Station via Canal Street, Hancock Street & Everett
• 99 Boston Regional Medical Center - Wellington Station via Main Street & Malden Center Station
• 101 Sullivan Square Station - Malden Center Station via Salem Street, Main Street & Broadway
• 104 Sullivan Square Station - Malden Center Station via Broadway & Ferry Street
• 105 Sullivan Square Station - Malden Center Station via Main Street & Newland Street
• 106 Franklin Square Melrose - Wellington Station via Lebanon Street, Maplewood Square & Malden Center Station
• 108 Linden Square - Wellington Station via Highland Ave & Malden Center Station
• 131 Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via East Side Melrose & Oak Grove
• 132 Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Center Station via Stoneham, Wyoming Square & Oak Grove
• 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
• 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
• 411 Revere/Jack Satter House - Malden Center Station via Northgate Shopping Center & Wonderland Station
• 430 Saugus Center - Malden Center Station via Broadway & Square One Mall

External links

• MBTA - Malden Center
• Haverhill Line schedule
• Commercial Street entrance from Google Maps Street View