Oak Grove (MBTA station)
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 Orange Line (left) and unused commuter platform |
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| Address | Washington Street at Winter Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′13″N 71°04′15″W / 42.436942°N 71.070889°WCoordinates: 42°26′13″N 71°04′15″W / 42.436942°N 71.070889°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform for Orange Line service and 1 side platform used rarely for the Haverhill Commuter Rail line. | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Orange Line) 1 (Commuter Rail) |
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| Parking | 788 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 42 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 20, 1977 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2009 daily) | 5,994  5.94% |
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Oak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose.
Oak Grove is the northern terminus of the Orange Line. It is primarily a park and ride station serving nearby residential communities, with a parking lot of 788 spaces. It also connects to several bus lines.[1] The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 5,994, which was a 5.94% increase over fiscal year 2008.[2] The station is fully wheelchair accessible.[1]
A single platform is in place on the Haverhill commuter rail line which passes through the station. However, the platform is only used for commuter rail service when the Orange Line is disrupted.
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[edit] Bus connections
Oak Grove Station Busway:
- 131 Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via East Side Melrose & Oak Grove (During rush hour, route 131 only services Oak Grove and omits Malden Center Station)
- 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
- 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
Washington Street Busway:
- 132 Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Center Station via Stoneham, Wyoming Square & Oak Grove
[edit] Defunct Bus Lines
- "130 Lebanon Street, Melrose - Malden Center Station via Lebanon Street Melrose, Sylvan Street & Oak Grove" was discontinued in the early 2000s when the 106 was extended to Franklin Square. The reason for the cease in service was a lack in ridership. The closure of this route allowed the service frequency of the 132 to improve from running at 90 minutes or better to 60 minutes or better.
- "135 Wakefield Square - Oak Grove Station via Wakefield, Greenwood & Downtown Melrose" which was a shortened version of the 136 or 137 route was a footnote on the 136/137 schedule until the MBTA decided in 2004 that it was better to renumber the route as various versions of the 136.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Oak Grove". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=13642. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Staff (2010). "Ridership and Service Statistics - Thirteenth Edition 2010". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 15. http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/Bluebook%202010.pdf. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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