Beaver Brook station
Beaver Brook was once a MBTA Commuter Rail stop situated in Waltham, Massachusetts along the Fitchburg Line. Positioned close to Main Street, just east of the city center, it derived its name from a nearby stream.
History
Initiatives to remove the Main Street level crossing at Beaver Brook began in 1913 and resumed in 1923, eventually leading to its substitution with a bridge slightly to the east during 1935–36. This undertaking marked the inaugural grade crossing removal project carried out by the Works Progress Administration.
In December 1958, Beaver Brook was listed among eleven stations on the Fitchburg Route recommended for shutdown, including four located in Waltham and Weston and seven positioned west of Fitchburg. Although stations such as Stony Brook ceased operations in June 1959, Beaver Brook maintained limited service beyond that date.
The station was ultimately discontinued on May 30, 1978, at the same time as Clematis Brook station on the Fitchburg Line and Winchester Highlands station on the Lowell Line. At the time of closing, these three stops were only served during peak commuting hours.
External links
- Articles with short description
- MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Former MBTA stations in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Waltham, Massachusetts
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1978
- 1978 disestablishments in Massachusetts
- Former Boston and Maine Railroad stations