Greenwood station (MBTA)

Greenwood
Greenwood station in June 2017
General information
Location	907 Main Street Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.4829°N 71.0674°W / 42.4829; -71.0674
Owned by	Town of Wakefield
Line(s)	Western Route
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 137
Construction
Parking	76 spaces ($3.00 daily)
Bicycle facilities	6 spaces
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
Passengers
2018	92 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Melrose Highlands toward North Station Haverhill Line Wakefield toward Haverhill
Location

Greenwood station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Haverhill Line located in the Greenwood neighborhood of Wakefield, Massachusetts. The station consists of two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. The low-level platforms are not accessible.

History

The replica of Greenwood station at Lomita Railroad Museum

The Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) opened its line from Wilmington Junction to Boston on July 1, 1845. Greenwood station opened by the end of the decade in South Reading (later renamed Wakefield).[2]: 154 [3]

The ticket office in the station building closed on February 22, 1952.[4] By 1962, the former station building was relocated to the Pleasure Island amusement park for use on an antique railroad.[5][6] The façade of the Lomita Railroad Museum in Lomita, California, is a replica of the original Greenwood station.[7]

Rail service on the inner Haverhill Line was suspended from September 9 to November 5, 2023, to accommodate signal work. Substitute bus service was operated between Reading and Oak Grove, serving all intermediate stops.[8]

References

1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
2. Kennedy, Charles J. (Summer 1962). "Commuter Services in the Boston Area, 1835-1860". The Business History Review. 36 (2): 153–170. doi:10.2307/3111453. JSTOR 3111453. S2CID 154294514.
3. Cobb, Charles (September 1850). American railway guide, and pocket companion, for the United States. Pathfinder Office. p. 92.
4. "B. and M. to Close 4 Ticket Offices". Boston Globe. February 7, 1952. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Glynn, Robert E. (October 6, 1962). "Passengers Will Find Gift Shops, Laundries Replacing Rail Depots". Boston Globe. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. O'Connell, Richard W. (August 18, 1968). "Old railroad depots take on new careers". Boston Globe. p. A-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Kalscheuer, Patrick (August 13, 2023). "The Story of the Museum". Lomita Railroad Museum. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
8. "Service Disruption September 9 to November 5 on Haverhill Commuter Rail Line" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. August 10, 2023.

External links

Media related to Greenwood station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Greenwood

External videos
Trains at Greenwood station, 1948 (at 07:33)