Reading Station - Reading, MA
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N 42° 31.304 W 071° 06.438
19T E 326907 N 4709858
The Queen Anne style Reading Station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is located at 35 Lincoln Street in Reading, MA.
Waymark Code: WM16K12
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2022
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The Queen Anne style Reading Station of the MBTA was built in 1845 and rebuilt in 1870 for the Boston and Maine Railroad. The station was purchased by Reading in 1960 for use as a railroad museum. In 1973 the MBTA purchased the depot and it now serves as a stop on the Haverhill Line as part of the metropolitan Boston commuter rail service. The station again rebuilt around 1991. There a single track on the east (High Street) side which serves both northbound and southbound traffic.
The Boston and Maine Railroad Depot is eight bays wide and two bays deep with an office entrance at the fifth bay of the Lincoln Street side. Each bay is separated by a square wooden pole that is braced near the top and used to support the hip roof which overhangs the station platform. The platform has two levels. The south side of the platform is at ground level. Separated by a fence is a raised platform on the north end of the station. The east side has one commercial business, a bakery.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Haverhill Line of the MBTA
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
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