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Malden Center (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Malden Center Station is an MBTA
station on the Orange Line
and Haverhill Line, located on Pleasant Street in downtown Malden, Massachusetts
. It is an elevated station serving Malden's Edgeworth and downtown areas, with a small parking lot and connections to several bus
lines. In 2004, the station added a second exit stairwell and its first and only elevator
, making the station handicap accessible.
The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 11,258, which was a 8.06% increase over fiscal year 2008.
's new northern branch of the Orange Line
. This new branch eliminated the Charlestown Elevated
Everett Station that same year.
Expansion to Malden had been a long-time goal of the Boston Elevated Railway
, and the Everett extension of the Charlestown line was originally planned to go past Everett via a different route into Malden. However, residents of Malden were opposed to the elevated railroad structure that was planned, and prevented the extension. The 1975 extension was built along a commuter railroad line and was considered less disruptive than an elevated railroad would have been.
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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...
and Haverhill Line, located on Pleasant Street in downtown Malden, Massachusetts
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:...
. It is an elevated station serving Malden's Edgeworth and downtown areas, with a small parking lot and connections to several bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines. In 2004, the station added a second exit stairwell and its first and only elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
, making the station handicap accessible.
The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 11,258, which was a 8.06% increase over fiscal year 2008.
History
Malden Station opened on December 27, 1975, as part of the MBTAMassachusetts 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...
's new northern branch of 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...
. This new branch eliminated the Charlestown Elevated
Charlestown Elevated
The Charlestown Elevated was a former link of Boston's Orange Line rapid transit line that ran from a portal at North Station, near the old Boston Garden, to the city of Everett, Massachusetts...
Everett Station that same year.
Expansion to Malden had been a long-time goal of the Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Elevated Railway
The Boston Elevated Railway was a precursor first to the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Massachusetts, now the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, operating rapid transit, streetcars and buses in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It was formerly known as the West End Street Railway.The...
, and the Everett extension of the Charlestown line was originally planned to go past Everett via a different route into Malden. However, residents of Malden were opposed to the elevated railroad structure that was planned, and prevented the extension. The 1975 extension was built along a commuter railroad line and was considered less disruptive than an elevated railroad would have been.
Accessibility
As of 2004, this station is wheelchair accessible as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
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Parking
The MBTA maintains a parking lot for Malden Station with 188 spaces at the rate of $5.50 per day.Bus connections
Malden Station has many bus routes connecting Malden and nearby cities and towns to the Orange Line. Malden Station has one of the largest number of bus routes in the MBTA system along with Haymarket, Forest Hills and Ruggles.- 97 Wellington Station - Malden Center Station via Canal Street, Hancock Street & Everett
- 99 Boston Regional Medical CenterBoston Regional Medical CenterBoston Regional Medical Center was a 187-bed hospital located in Stoneham, Massachusetts...
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- 108 Linden Square - Wellington Station via Highland Ave & Malden Center Station
- 131 Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via East Side Melrose & Oak Grove
- 132 Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Center Station via Stoneham, Wyoming Square & Oak Grove
- 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
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