Belmont Center (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Belmont Center Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail
system in Belmont, Massachusetts
.
The station stop is located at the intersection of Common Street and Concord Avenue in Belmont Center. Service to the station is provided by the Fitchburg Line
from Boston to Fitchburg
, Massachusetts
both inbound and outbound.
Passengers board east & westbound trains on the platforms adjacent to the c1907 Boston & Maine station building. The building itself is now owned and occupied by the Belmont Lions Club, and is listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
Harvard Sta.
via Concord Ave.74 Harvard Sta. via Concord Ave.75
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
system in Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.- History :Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then...
.
The station stop is located at the intersection of Common Street and Concord Avenue in Belmont Center. Service to the station is provided by the Fitchburg Line
Fitchburg Line
The Fitchburg Line is an MBTA line that runs from Boston's North Station to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The line is along the tracks of the former Fitchburg Railroad, which was a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, United States, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. It is one of the...
from Boston to Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- 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...
both inbound and outbound.
Passengers board east & westbound trains on the platforms adjacent to the c1907 Boston & Maine station building. The building itself is now owned and occupied by the Belmont Lions Club, and is listed on the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Nearby destinations
- Pleasant Street Historic DistrictPleasant Street Historic District (Belmont, Massachusetts)Pleasant Street Historic District is a historic district along Pleasant Street in Belmont, Massachusetts.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.-External Links:*...
- Belmont Public Library
- Wellington Hill Railroad Station, circa 1840, located across the street from the current MBTA stop at Belmont Center
Bus connections
For connecting service from the commuter rail to Harvard Square, it is often faster to go via the Red Line from the Porter Square commuter rail stop instead.Harvard Sta.
Harvard (MBTA station)
Harvard is a station on the Red Line of the MBTA subway system in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The third-busiest MBTA subway station, Harvard saw 21,868 entries each weekday in 2010, with only Downtown Crossing and South Station being busier...
via Concord Ave.74 Harvard Sta. via Concord Ave.75