Waban station
Waban | |||||||||||||
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An inbound train at Waban station in April 2025 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Beacon Street and Waban Square Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°19′33″N 71°13′50″W / 42.32583°N 71.23056°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Highland branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 74 spaces; paid | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 12 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 4, 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2011 daily | 545 | ||||||||||||
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Waban station is a surface-level light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line D branch, located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. The station is located below grade; access to both platforms is via Wyman Street on the outbound side of the tracks or a stairway from Beacon Street. Waban station was made accessible in October 2024; additional reconstruction is planned to begin in 2026. It is the least-used station on the D branch, averaging 545 daily boardings by a 2011 count.