Oak Grove (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Oak Grove Station is an MBTA
station on the Orange Line
, located in the northern part of Malden
, Massachusetts
near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose
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Oak Grove is the northern terminus of the Orange Line. It is primarily a park and ride
station serving nearby residential communities, with a parking lot of 788 spaces. It also connects to several bus lines. The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 5,994, which was a 5.94% increase over fiscal year 2008.
A single platform is in place on the Haverhill commuter rail line which passes through the station. However, the platform is only used for commuter rail service when the Orange Line is disrupted.
Washington Street Busway:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
station on the Orange Line
Orange Line (MBTA)
The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. It meets the Red Line at Downtown Crossing, the Blue Line at State, and the Green...
, located in the northern part of Malden
Malden, Massachusetts
Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose
Melrose, Massachusetts
-Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...
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Oak Grove is the northern terminus of the Orange Line. It is primarily a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
station serving nearby residential communities, with a parking lot of 788 spaces. It also connects to several bus lines. The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 5,994, which was a 5.94% increase over fiscal year 2008.
A single platform is in place on the Haverhill commuter rail line which passes through the station. However, the platform is only used for commuter rail service when the Orange Line is disrupted.
Bus connections
Oak Grove Station Busway:- 131 Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via East Side Melrose & Oak Grove (During rush hour, route 131 only services Oak Grove and omits Malden Center Station)
- 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
- 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
Washington Street Busway:
- 132 Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Center Station via Stoneham, Wyoming Square & Oak Grove
Defunct Bus Lines
- "130 Lebanon Street, Melrose - Malden Center Station via Lebanon Street Melrose, Sylvan Street & Oak Grove" was discontinued in the early 2000s when the 106 was extended to Franklin Square. The reason for the cease in service was a lack in ridership. The closure of this route allowed the service frequency of the 132 to improve from running at 90 minutes or better to 60 minutes or better.
- "135 Wakefield Square - Oak Grove Station via Wakefield, Greenwood & Downtown Melrose" which was a shortened version of the 136 or 137 route was a footnote on the 136/137 schedule until the MBTA decided in 2004 that it was better to renumber the route as various versions of the 136.