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'''Waban''' is a surface-level [[rapid transit]] station on the [[Green Line "D" Branch]] of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the [[Waban, Massachusetts|Waban]] section of [[Newton, Massachusetts]]. The station opened on [[July 4]], [[1959]]. Unlike many other T stops in the Boston suburbs, Waban has its own extensive parking lot. Unfortunately, to achieve this, |
'''Waban''' is a surface-level [[rapid transit]] station on the [[Green Line "D" Branch]] of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the [[Waban, Massachusetts|Waban]] section of [[Newton, Massachusetts]]. The station opened on [[July 4]], [[1959]]. Unlike many other T stops in the Boston suburbs, Waban has its own extensive parking lot. Unfortunately, to achieve this, an [[H.H. Richardson]]-designed train station, like those still standing in [[Newton Highlands]] and [[Newton Centre]], was demolished. |
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Originally, the [[Eliot (MBTA station)|Eliot]] stop was to have been named Waban, and the Waban stop was to have been named Eliot, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules. The [[Eliot Oak]] is located east of Annawan Road southwest of the Waban station. |
Originally, the [[Eliot (MBTA station)|Eliot]] stop was to have been named Waban, and the Waban stop was to have been named Eliot, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules. The [[Eliot Oak]] is located east of Annawan Road southwest of the Waban station. |
Revision as of 16:53, 15 August 2007
Template:Two other uses Waban is a surface-level rapid transit station on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. The station opened on July 4, 1959. Unlike many other T stops in the Boston suburbs, Waban has its own extensive parking lot. Unfortunately, to achieve this, an H.H. Richardson-designed train station, like those still standing in Newton Highlands and Newton Centre, was demolished.
Originally, the Eliot stop was to have been named Waban, and the Waban stop was to have been named Eliot, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules. The Eliot Oak is located east of Annawan Road southwest of the Waban station.
External link
- Waban Station (MBTA.com)