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Cherry Brook station was a former train station in Weston, Massachusetts, named for the nearby Cherry Brook flowing north-south.[1]: 45
Cherry Brook | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Former site of Cherry Brook station in November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Weston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°22′18″N 71°18′29″W / 42.37163°N 71.30816°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Massachusetts Central Railroad Central Massachusetts Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | Before October 9, 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | Unstaffed after 1913, permanently closed November 26, 1971, demolished 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editCherry Brook station was created by the Massachusetts Central Railroad by 1882. By 1885 the successor Central Massachusetts Railroad provided service, and by 1887 the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) leased the ROW and named it the Central Massachusetts Branch. B&M service was subsidized by the MBTA and added to the MBTA Commuter Rail system in 1965.[2]: 369–371
Never more than a simple shelter, Cherry brook station had various versions in different shapes and sizes. The adjacent underpass at Concord Road was constructed in 1911.[3]
During much of its lifetime, this station was a flag stop, so the train would stop for passengers a piece of metal on top of a pole was rotated. The station was not staffed after 1913, but it continued as a flag stop until November 26, 1971, when service on the Central Mass Branch was terminated due to poor track conditions and low ridership.[2] After years of neglect and vandalism, it was demolished in 1999.[1]: 45
In 2019, a paved section of the Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside was built over the section of the ROW the station was built to service.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Fox, Pamela W. (Spring 2018). "Weston Historical Society Bulletin Vol XLIX, No.1: 1997: Weston Derails the Rail Trail" (PDF). Weston Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "Central Massachusetts Railroad - Weston Historical Society". westonhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ MilNeil, Christian (2019-10-01). "A Network of Rail-Trails Comes Together In Boston's Suburbs". Streetsblog Massachusetts. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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