Eliot (MBTA station)
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Eliot is a surface-level rapid transit
station located in Newton, Massachusetts
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA
. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959. Transit time from Eliot to Park Street
is 37 minutes.
Eliot serves the villages of Newton Upper Falls
and the western side of Newton Highlands
. The station is located on the north side of Route 9 (Boylston Street), accessible on both sides of the road via a footbridge.
Originally, the Waban
stop was to have been named Eliot, and the Eliot stop was to have been named Waban, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station located in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959. Transit time from Eliot to Park Street
Park Street (MBTA station)
Park Street is a rapid transit and light rail station of the MBTA subway system in Downtown Boston. One of the four subway hub stations, Park Street is a transfer point between the Green and Red Lines. Park Street is the fourth-busiest station in the MBTA network, with an average of 19,836 entries...
is 37 minutes.
Eliot serves the villages of Newton Upper Falls
Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
Newton Upper Falls is a village situated on the east bank of the Charles River in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States.The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the south/southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme...
and the western side of Newton Highlands
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
Newton Highlands is a village of Newton, Massachusetts. Newton Highlands is largely suburban outside of the village and the commercial district running along Winchester and Needham Streets....
. The station is located on the north side of Route 9 (Boylston Street), accessible on both sides of the road via a footbridge.
Originally, the Waban
Waban (MBTA station)
Waban is a surface-level rapid transit station on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. The station opened on July 4, 1959. Unlike many other T stops in...
stop was to have been named Eliot, and the Eliot stop was to have been named Waban, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules.