Beverly Farms station
BEVERLY FARMS | |||||||||||
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 Beverly Farms station in 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1 Oak Street Beverly, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°33′42″N 70°48′41″W / 42.56175°N 70.81130°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 25 spaces 1 accessible space | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 7 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1952 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1898 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 207 (weekday inbound average)[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Beverly Farms is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line, located at the intersection of Oak Street and West Street (MA-127) in Beverly, Massachusetts. The station building, built in 1898, is still present but no longer used for railroad purposes. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, each with a mini-high section to make the station handicapped accessible.
History
The Eastern Railroad originally only stopped at West Beach to the east when the Gloucester Branch opened in 1847; not until around 1852 did a station open at the modern Beverly Farms site.[2] In 1898, the Boston and Maine Railroad built the current hip-roofed depot.[2] The railroad agency at Beverly Farms closed in 1952 and the freight house was demolished the year after. The station building was closed in 1958; it now houses a real estate agency.[2]
References
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ a b c Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780942147087.
External links
Media related to Beverly Farms (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
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