West Medford (MBTA station)
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| West Medford MBTA Commuter Rail |
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| Address | 481 High St. Medford, MA 02155-6735 |
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| Connections | Buses | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 Spaces | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1A | ||||||||||
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West Medford station is located at 481 High Street (Rte. 60) as it passes through West Medford Square in Medford, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
When the original Boston and Lowell Railroad was laid out in the 1830s, West Medford was mostly farmland. The route of the new railroad (one of the Oldest railroads in North America) was built on land acquired from Peter Chardon Brooks, who sold a strip for the right of way plus a parcel for the station on High Street. The initial stop was called "Medford Gates" and it gave birth to West Medford Square and eventually, the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
The depot structure built in 1880 was destroyed by a fire in 1950, The finial from the roof of the station now resides today at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
[edit] Accessibility
- The West Medford MBTA Station has ramp access to a low-level platform.
- Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars.
