North Beverly station
North Beverly station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Beverly, Massachusetts. Located in North Beverly, it serves the Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station has two low side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with mini-high platforms to provide accessibility.
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 North Beverly station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Enon Street and Dodge Street Beverly, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.5840°N 70.8838°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Route | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 451 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 87 spaces ($4.00 daily) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1850s | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 202 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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The station originally opened by the mid-1850s.[2][3] The station building was converted to a hamburger stand by 1968, but later demolished.[4] As of May 2021, improvements to the accessible mini-high platforms are in design.[5]
References
- Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 76. ISBN 9780685412947.
- Bragdon, Joseph H. (1857). Seaboard towns; or, Traveller's guide book from Boston to Portland. Moulton & Clark. p. 70 – via Internet Archive.
- O'Connell, Richard W. (August 18, 1968). "Old railroad depots take on new careers". Boston Globe. p. A-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 7.
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