Newton Centre station
Newton Centre | |||||||||||||
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Newton Centre station in April 2025 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 70 Union Street Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°19′46″N 71°11′33″W / 42.32944°N 71.19250°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 52 | ||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 15 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1852 (Charles River Branch Railroad) | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1891; 1958–1959 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Newton Center | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 1,891 (weekday average boardings) | ||||||||||||
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Newton Centre Railroad Station | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Architect | Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque | ||||||||||||
| Part of | Newton Railroad Stations Historic District (ID76002137) | ||||||||||||
| Designated CP | March 25, 1976 | ||||||||||||
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Newton Centre station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located in the Newton Centre village of Newton, Massachusetts. A former commuter rail station, it was converted for light rail use and reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the line. The 1891-built station and express office are part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.