Waban (MBTA station)
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Waban is a surface-level rapid transit
station on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the Waban
section of Newton, Massachusetts
. The station opened on July 4, 1959. Unlike many other T stops in the Boston suburbs, Waban has its own extensive parking lot. The lot has 74 spaces and 3 accessible spaces, and spaces cost $5.50 a day. Unfortunately, to achieve this, an H.H. Richardson-designed train station, like those still standing in Newton Highlands
and Newton Center
, was demolished. The original station was completed in August 1886 as part of the Boston and Albany Railroad
and was one of the last stations designed by Richardson before his death in April 1886, four months before the station was finished.
Originally, the Eliot
stop was to have been named Waban, and the Waban stop was to have been named Eliot, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules. The Eliot Oak is located east of Annawan Road southwest of the Waban station.
Today the station has two MBTA ticket machines for reloading stored-value CharlieCards and buying CharlieTickets. It also has one fare validation machine. All three are enclosed in a heated passenger shed near the center of the Inbound platform. The station also has two large, outdoor LED signs, which display service announcements. When shown, announcements are delivered simultaneously over a number of audio speakers attached to the station's overhead wire support columns.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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...
. It is located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square, in the Waban
Waban, Massachusetts
Waban is one of the thirteen villages of Newton, Massachusetts, an affluent suburban city approximately seven miles from downtown Boston.-Origin of name:Waban was named for Waban, the first Massachusett Indian converted to Christianity, in 1646...
section of Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. The station opened on July 4, 1959. Unlike many other T stops in the Boston suburbs, Waban has its own extensive parking lot. The lot has 74 spaces and 3 accessible spaces, and spaces cost $5.50 a day. Unfortunately, to achieve this, an H.H. Richardson-designed train station, like those still standing in Newton Highlands
Newton Highlands (MBTA station)
Newton Highlands is a surface-level rapid transit station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959....
and Newton Center
Newton Center (MBTA station)
Newton Center is a surface-level streetcar station located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959....
, was demolished. The original station was completed in August 1886 as part of the Boston and Albany Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad
The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight...
and was one of the last stations designed by Richardson before his death in April 1886, four months before the station was finished.
Originally, the Eliot
Eliot (MBTA station)
Eliot is a surface-level rapid transit station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959. Transit time from Eliot to Park Street is 37 minutes....
stop was to have been named Waban, and the Waban stop was to have been named Eliot, but the two names were switched accidentally when the first train schedules were printed, and it was easier to change the names of the stations than to print new schedules. The Eliot Oak is located east of Annawan Road southwest of the Waban station.
Today the station has two MBTA ticket machines for reloading stored-value CharlieCards and buying CharlieTickets. It also has one fare validation machine. All three are enclosed in a heated passenger shed near the center of the Inbound platform. The station also has two large, outdoor LED signs, which display service announcements. When shown, announcements are delivered simultaneously over a number of audio speakers attached to the station's overhead wire support columns.