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Needham Center station
Railway station in Needham, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Needham Center station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located just north of Great Plain Avenue (MA-135) in downtown Needham, Massachusetts. The first station at Needham opened in 1853; it burned in 1887 and was replaced with a stone station, some of which is still in place. The station has one side platform with an accessible mini-high platform serving the line's single track.
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Needham Center | |||||||||||
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![]() Needham Center station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Great Plain Avenue and Eaton Square Needham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.2804°N 71.2378°W / 42.2804; -71.2378 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Needham Branch (Charles River Branch) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 6 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 1, 1853[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1979–October 19, 1987[2] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1887, 1980s | ||||||||||
Previous names | Great Plain, Needham Plain, Needham[1][3] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 224 (weekday average boardings)[4] | ||||||||||
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