Newton Center (MBTA station)
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Newton Center is a surface-level streetcar
station located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959.
The first station at this site opened in 1852 on Langley Road as a part of the Charles River Railroad. The 1880s Boston and Albany Railroad
depot building was designed by H. H. Richardson
in 1886, the year of his death, and was finished by Richardson’s successor firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge.
The interior of the building used to house a Starbucks
coffee shop containing a sign that indicated when a Boston-bound train arrived. However, the coffeehouse was closed in the fall of 2008 as part of Starbucks' restructuring campaign due to the economic recession. The station is being renovated to house the Deluxe Station Diner, a satellite restaurant of the Deluxe Town Diner in Coolidge Square, Watertown, Massachusetts
.
The City of Newton spells the name of the village as "Newton Centre", in the English manner, while the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spells its station "Newton Center" in the American manner.
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
station located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Newton Centre is a borough of Newton, Massachusetts. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street, Centre Street and Langley Road. It is the largest downtown area among all the villages of Newton, and serves as a large upscale...
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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.
The first station at this site opened in 1852 on Langley Road as a part of the Charles River Railroad. The 1880s Boston and Albany Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad
The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight...
depot building was designed by H. H. Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
in 1886, the year of his death, and was finished by Richardson’s successor firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge.
The interior of the building used to house a Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
coffee shop containing a sign that indicated when a Boston-bound train arrived. However, the coffeehouse was closed in the fall of 2008 as part of Starbucks' restructuring campaign due to the economic recession. The station is being renovated to house the Deluxe Station Diner, a satellite restaurant of the Deluxe Town Diner in Coolidge Square, Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
.
The City of Newton spells the name of the village as "Newton Centre", in the English manner, while the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spells its station "Newton Center" in the American manner.