Belmont Center station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is situated at the intersection of Common Street, Concord Avenue, and Leonard Street adjacent to Belmont's town center. It is one of two railroad stations located in Belmont, the other being Waverley station located in Waverley Square.
Belmont Center
Belmont Center station building, now the Belmont Lions Club
The modern station was built in 1908 after the completion of a grade separation project in which the railroad tracks were raised above grade. There are two low-level side platforms serving the line's two tracks on an elevated grade. The station has no high-level platforms or ramps and is therefore not accessible.
The former Wellington Hill station building, now at the Belmont Historical Society
Wellington Hill station opened in 1852, with a former school building built the previous decade moved to the site for a depot.[1] A two-story wooden depot was built around 1879; the old station was moved and used as a summer house and an art studio at the Underwood Estate nearby. It was given to the Belmont Historical Society in 1975, and moved to its present location across the street from the modern station in 1980.[3]
Track elevationedit
To eliminate the busy grade crossing of Concord Avenue, the tracks through Belmont Center were raised in 1907. A massive two-story California Bungalow station was built from 365 tons of fieldstone quarried from Belmont Hill by a local farmer.[3] All service to Belmont Center and nearby Waverley ended in 1958.[2]
MBTA era and accessibilityedit
Service to Belmont Center and Waverley resumed on March 4, 1974. The Central Mass Branch had been discontinued in 1971, so all service was on the South Acton (now Fitchburg) Line.[2] Weekend service was discontinued at the two stops on January 30, 1981 as part of general cutbacks, but restored on December 6, 1993.[2][6]
As part of budget cuts, the MBTA was considering an option to shutter the current Belmont station as well as Waverley station and build a new stop in between.[8][9][10] Plans to combine both stations have been outlined in previous studies as early as 2005. Such works as Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Implementation Plan, released in September 2005 have considered this plan.[11] However, plans for a new station were dropped in January 2016.[12]
^"T changes start today". Boston Globe. February 1, 1981. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Belmont Lions Club". Town of Belmont. from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
^TUCKER, FRANKLIN (February 29, 2012). "MBTA Cuts Will Go Deep Into Belmont". Belmont Patch. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^Berkowitz, Bram (September 17, 2015). "Belmont could be home to new MBTA station". Gatehouse Media, LLC. Wicked Local. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^TUCKER, FRANKLIN B. (September 16, 2015). "Belmont Could See One, Both MBTA Commuter Stations Closed In Favor of New Stop". The Belmontonian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^. Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Implementation Plan. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. September 2005. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^"MBTA rejects new Belmont station". Belmontian. January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to Belmont Center station at Wikimedia Commons
MBTA - Belmont
January 01, 1970
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Belmont Center station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Belmont Massachusetts USA It serves the Fitchburg Line It is situated at the intersection of Common Street Concord Avenue and Leonard Street adjacent to Belmont s town center It is one of two railroad stations located in Belmont the other being Waverley station located in Waverley Square Belmont CenterBelmont Center station building now the Belmont Lions ClubGeneral informationLocationCommon Street at Concord AvenueBelmont MassachusettsCoordinates42 23 45 3 N 71 10 34 3 W 42 395917 N 71 176194 W 42 395917 71 176194Line s Fitchburg RoutePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsMBTA bus 74 75ConstructionBicycle facilities8 spacesAccessibleNoOther informationFare zone1HistoryOpened1852 1 March 4 1974 2 Closed1958 2 Rebuiltc 1879 c 1908 3 Passengers2013159 weekday average boardings 4 ServicesPreceding station MBTA Following station Waverleytoward Wachusett Fitchburg Line Portertoward North StationBelmont Railroad StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesBuilt1908Architectural styleBungalow Craftsman 5 NRHP reference No 98001443 5 Added to NRHPDecember 4 1998Location The modern station was built in 1908 after the completion of a grade separation project in which the railroad tracks were raised above grade There are two low level side platforms serving the line s two tracks on an elevated grade The station has no high level platforms or ramps and is therefore not accessible Contents 1 History 1 1 Early days 1 2 Track elevation 1 3 MBTA era and accessibility 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editEarly days edit nbsp The former Wellington Hill station building now at the Belmont Historical Society Wellington Hill station opened in 1852 with a former school building built the previous decade moved to the site for a depot 1 A two story wooden depot was built around 1879 the old station was moved and used as a summer house and an art studio at the Underwood Estate nearby It was given to the Belmont Historical Society in 1975 and moved to its present location across the street from the modern station in 1980 3 Track elevation edit To eliminate the busy grade crossing of Concord Avenue the tracks through Belmont Center were raised in 1907 A massive two story California Bungalow station was built from 365 tons of fieldstone quarried from Belmont Hill by a local farmer 3 All service to Belmont Center and nearby Waverley ended in 1958 2 MBTA era and accessibility edit Service to Belmont Center and Waverley resumed on March 4 1974 The Central Mass Branch had been discontinued in 1971 so all service was on the South Acton now Fitchburg Line 2 Weekend service was discontinued at the two stops on January 30 1981 as part of general cutbacks but restored on December 6 1993 2 6 The 1908 built station building which is now owned and occupied by the Belmont Lions Club was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4 1998 3 5 7 As part of budget cuts the MBTA was considering an option to shutter the current Belmont station as well as Waverley station and build a new stop in between 8 9 10 Plans to combine both stations have been outlined in previous studies as early as 2005 Such works as Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Implementation Plan released in September 2005 have considered this plan 11 However plans for a new station were dropped in January 2016 12 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County MassachusettsReferences edit a b What We Do Belmont Historical Society Retrieved 1 June 2014 a b c d e Belcher Jonathan 22 March 2014 Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district PDF NETransit Retrieved 1 June 2014 a b c d Roy John H Jr 2007 A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses Branch Line Press p 132 ISBN 9780942147087 Central Transportation Planning Staff 2019 2018 Commuter Rail Counts Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 T changes start today Boston Globe February 1 1981 p 24 via Newspapers com nbsp Belmont Lions Club Town of Belmont Archived from the original on 23 October 2007 Retrieved 2007 11 11 TUCKER FRANKLIN February 29 2012 MBTA Cuts Will Go Deep Into Belmont Belmont Patch Retrieved September 17 2015 Berkowitz Bram September 17 2015 Belmont could be home to new MBTA station Gatehouse Media LLC Wicked Local Retrieved September 17 2015 TUCKER FRANKLIN B September 16 2015 Belmont Could See One Both MBTA Commuter Stations Closed In Favor of New Stop The Belmontonian Retrieved September 17 2015 MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Branch Improvements Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Implementation Plan Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority September 2005 Archived from the original on 29 January 2014 Retrieved 29 January 2014 MBTA rejects new Belmont station Belmontian January 22 2016 Retrieved August 10 2017 External 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