Munroe station (MBTA)
Munroe station was a commuter rail station in the Munroe Hill neighbourhood of Lexington, Massachusetts, serving the Lexington Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail system. The depot was located near Munroe Tavern.
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 Munroe station in November 1903 | |||||||||||
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| Location | East of Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.440597°N 71.213024°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lexington Branch | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Closed | January 10, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 1903 | ||||||||||
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History
The small wooden station was replaced with a 20-by-30-foot (6.1 m × 9.1 m) station building in November 1903.[1] It was demolished in 1959, though trains continued to stop.[2] Lexington Branch service ended after a snowstorm blocked the line on January 10, 1977.[3]>
References
- "Munroe's New Station". Boston Globe. November 30, 1903. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lexington - Area O Summary - Munroe Hill". Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey. Lexington Historical Commission. 2010. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
- Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
External links
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