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词条 Reading station (MBTA)
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  1. Architecture and history

  2. Bus connections

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox station
| style=MBTA
| name=Reading
| image=Reading MBTA station from outbound platform.JPG
| image_caption= Reading Station viewed from the outbound platform
| address=35 Lincoln Street
Reading, Massachusetts
| coordinates=
| line={{rail color box|system=MBTA|line=Haverhill/Reading}}
| other={{bus icon|12px}} MBTA Bus: {{MBTABus|136}}, {{MBTABus|137}}
| structure=
| platform=2 side platforms
| depth=
| levels=
| tracks=1
| parking=Yes
| bicycle=10 Spaces
| opened=1845
| closed=
| rebuilt=1870
| electrified=
| ADA=Yes
| code=
| owned=MBTA
| zone=2
| former=
| passengers=799 (weekday inbound average)[1]
| pass_year=2008
| pass_percent=
| pass_system=
| services={{s-rail|title=MBTA}}{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Haverhill|previous=Wakefield|next=North Wilmington}}
| nrhp ={{Infobox NRHP
| embed = yes
| name = Boston and Maine Railroad Depot
| image =
| caption =
| location = Reading, Massachusetts, USA
| coordinates = {{coord|42|31|18|N|71|6|27|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA
| area = {{convert|3|acre|ha}}
| built = 1870
| architect =Unknown
| architecture =Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
| added = July 19, 1984
| mpsub=Reading MRA
| refnum=84002509[2]
| visitation_num =
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| governing_body = Local
}}
}}

Reading is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Reading, Massachusetts. It serves the Haverhill/Reading Line. It is located at Lincoln and High Streets on the western fringe of Reading's central business district. The station's historic depot building was built in 1870 by the Boston and Maine Railroad. The station was the terminus of the line from 1959 until the re-extension to Haverhill station in 1979.

Architecture and history

The Boston and Maine Railroad Extension from Wilmington Junction to Boston was completed in 1845, with intermediate stops including Reading. A new station building was constructed in 1870.[3] The depot is located southwest of the tracks, at the junction of Lincoln and Prescott Streets. It is a long rectangular building with Queen Anne styling, with paneled pilasters at the corners and between the bays, and large knee braces that help support the wide overhangs of the hip roof. The north (track-facing) facade has seven bays, alternating windows (4) and doors (3). One of the windows is a projecting bay with a band of narrow and tall windows, whose upper sash has colored lights.[3]

The station was purchased by the town in 1960, and was briefly used as a museum of railroad history.[3] The MBTA purchased the Haverhill Line in 1973, intending to replace commuter rail service with extended Orange Line subway service between Oak Grove and Reading.[4] The new Reading/128 terminus would have been located outside the downtown area just south of Route 128, rather than at the current downtown location.[5] Ultimately, the extension was not built past Oak Grove due to rising costs, and commuter rail service was kept on the corridor.

The station was later rebuilt with a mini-high platform on the inbound side for handicapped accessibility. The second track, removed decades earlier, was not rebuilt; the outbound platform was repaired, but a second mini-high platform was not built. Thus, the inbound platform serves trains in both directions. Despite this limited capacity, Reading is the terminus for some local trains on the line.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2] The town sold the building to private owners in 1985, with preservation restrictions.[3]

Bus connections

  • 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
  • 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/2014%20BLUEBOOK%2014th%20Edition.pdf |title=Ridership and Service Statistics |edition=14 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |year=2014 |accessdate=15 September 2016}}
2. ^{{NRISref|2008a}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=REA.168|title=MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Boston and Maine Railroad Depot|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2015-05-18}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.transithistory.org/roster/MBTARouteHistory.pdf|title=Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2016 |last=Belcher |first=Jonathan |date=August 30, 2016 |format=PDF |publisher=NETransit |accessdate=September 15, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/503454591 |title=THE M.B.T.A.: A Transit System Picks Up Speed |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=October 31, 1965 |first=Robert |last=Hanron |via=Proquest Historical Newspapers |subscription=yes |page=C4}}

External links

{{Commons category inline}}
  • MBTA - Reading
  • [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5217892,-71.1068478,3a,75y,249.02h,80.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNeJVifPYWjagUNNTzcZ19Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Station from Google Maps Street View]
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6 : Buildings and structures in Reading, Massachusetts|Railway stations opened in 1870|Stations along Boston and Maine Railroad lines|Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts|MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts|National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Massachusetts

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