Lexington Depot

For the former U.S. Army facility in Avon, Kentucky, see Lexington Army Depot.
LEXINGTON

Lexington Depot in 2010
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
History
Opened 1846
Closed 10 January 1977[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
North Lexington
Lexington Branch
Munroe

Lexington Depot, or Lexington station, is a former train station in Lexington, Massachusetts on the Lexington Branch.

History

The trainshed and former platform in 1984, before the Minuteman Bikeway was built on the former trackbed

It opened in 1846 as part of the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad, and later became part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail system. In January 1977, following a major snowstorm which temporarily shut down the Lexington Branch, the MBTA announced that service on the branch would not be restored;[2] in the 1980s, the MBTA planned to extend the Red Line to Route 128 along the former path of the Lexington Branch as part of the Northwest Extension, including service to Lexington station, but fierce opposition from the residents of Arlington scuttled this plan, and the Northwest Extension was cut short to Alewife.

The building now serves as the headquarters of the Lexington Historical Society.[2] The Minuteman Bikeway runs through the former trainshed adjacent to the former station platforms.

References

  1. Belcher, Jonathan (22 March 2014). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 About the Lexington Branch

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