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Tower Hill station was a former train station in Wayland, Massachusetts near Plain Road.
Tower Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The former site of Tower Hill station in November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Wayland, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°22′02″N 71°20′16″W / 42.367227°N 71.337854°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Massachusetts Central Railroad Central Massachusetts Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 1, 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | Closed December 31, 1920 (2nd station) Demolished 1960s (2nd station) Service ended November 26, 1971 (shelter) Demolished 1996 (shelter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1890s (2nd station) 1950s (shelter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editTower Hill station was created by the Massachusetts Central Railroad on October 1, 1881. 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.[1]: 369–371
The original station burned down in the 1890s. The replacement station was in operation until December 31, 1920. It was designed in the same general style as the nearby Weston and Wayland stations, but without roof overhangs on the ends. In the early 1950s B&M built a simple wooden open-air shelter for passengers between the closed station and the tracks. About ten years later B&M tore down the station but passengers could still use the shelter stop.[2]: 51-52
Service on the Central Mass Branch was terminated on November 26, 1971 due to poor track conditions and low ridership.[1]: 369–371, 373 Finally the derelict shelter was demolished in 1996 after years of neglect and vandalism.[2]: 51-52
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.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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