West Natick (MBTA station)
WEST NATICK | |||||||||||
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 West Natick station in January 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location |
249 West Central Street Natick, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°16′59″N 71°23′30″W / 42.2831°N 71.3918°WCoordinates: 42°16′59″N 71°23′30″W / 42.2831°N 71.3918°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 MWRTA : 10, 11 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking |
178 spaces ($4.00 fee) 4 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 23, 1982[1] | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) | 1,121 (weekday inbound average)[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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West Natick is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, located off West Central Street (MA-135) in Natick, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1982 as a park and ride station.
History
The Boston and Albany Railroad opened through Natick in September 1834.[3] In the late 1800s, Walkerville station was briefly open at Speen Street, midway between Natick Center and the modern station site.[4][5]
On August 23, 1982, the MBTA opened West Natick station to ease demand at Natick and Framingham stations.[1] The $500,000 station included a 200-space park and ride lot. [3][6]
Bus connections
West Natick is directly served by two MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) bus routes:
- Route 10
- Route 11
Three numbered routes, all five commuter shuttles, and the Boston Hospital Shuttle serve MWRTA's Waverly Hub, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the west of the station.
References
- 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (26 December 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 21,28. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ↑ "Natick, Sherborn". Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. George H. Walker & Co. 1875 – via WardMaps.
- ↑ "Natick". County Atlas of Middlesex Massachusetts. F.W. Beers. 1875 – via WardMaps.
- ↑ 1982 Annual Report. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 68 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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