Brandeis/Roberts station
Brandeis/Roberts | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1 Sawyer Road, Waltham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°21′43.24″N 71°15′36.38″W / 42.3620111°N 71.2601056°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Fitchburg Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 553 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 70 spaces ($4.00 fee) 3 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | c. 1870 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Roberts | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 369 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Brandeis/Roberts is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Waltham, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line and is located on the edge of the campus of Brandeis University. The station is fully accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.[2]
The station was formerly known as Roberts after the adjacent neighborhood. The Fitchburg Railroad opened from Waltham to Concord on June 17, 1844; however, Roberts station was not opened until around 1870.[3] In 1977 or 1978, the station was renamed Brandeis-Roberts (later styled Brandeis/Roberts) to denote the growing university.[4][5] A $70,000 renovation of the station was completed on December 18, 1986.[6] Accessible mini-high platforms were installed either in that renovation or around 1991.[7][8]
References
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87, 88. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ "MBTA System Route Map". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1977 – via WardMaps.
- ^ "MBTA System Route Map". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1978 – via WardMaps.
- ^ Sanborn, George M. (1992). A Chronicle of the Boston Transit System. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ MBTA : ACCESS; The Guide to Accessible Services and Facilities. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 1992. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Operations Directorate Planning Division (November 1990). "Ridership and Service Statistics" (3 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 1-5 – via Internet Archive.
External links
Media related to Brandeis/Roberts station at Wikimedia Commons