Watertown Square station

Watertown Square
A #71 trolleybus boarding passengers at the start of an inbound trip
General information
Location	Watertown Square, Watertown, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.36546°N 71.18564°W / 42.36546; -71.18564
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	MBTA bus: 59, 70, 71
Construction
Accessible	Yes

Watertown Square is the main square of Watertown, Massachusetts, located at the confluence of North Beacon Street and Main Street (US-20), Mt. Auburn Street (MA-16), Pleasant Street, Arsenal Street, and Charles River Road. The Armenian Library and Museum of America is located in the square; Watertown Dam is 1,000 feet (300 m) to the west.

Bus service

Watertown Square is a minor transfer point for MBTA bus services. Two routes terminate at a two-lane bus loop that forms the west side of the square; the 71 is one of four trolleybus routes operated from the Harvard bus tunnel and a key bus route.

• 59: Needham Junction–Watertown Square
• 71: Watertown Square–Harvard station

One additional route passes on the north side of the square on US-20; it serves a westbound stop just north of Watertown Square, and an eastbound stop a block to the west.

• 70: Market Place Drive or Waltham Center–Central Square, Cambridge

Watertown Yard, located 300 feet (91 m) to the south across the Watertown Bridge, is also a bus transfer point. Trolleybus wires for the 71 run to Watertown Yard, which at times has been used as a depot for the trolleybuses. From June through December 1984, the 71 and 70 short turns were extended to Watertown Yard during reconstruction at the square.

External links

• Media related to Watertown Square at Wikimedia Commons