Wakefield (MBTA station)
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Wakefield is a station on the Haverhill Line commuter rail line of the MBTA
. This station services nearby Wakefield
Square. It is officially located at 225 North Avenue, according to the MBTA. However the actual location is across the tracks, which run parallel to North Avenue. The station is also described by some as being located at 27-29 Tuttle Street, which runs behind the station between Albion and Chestnut Streets.
Wakefield Station was originally built in 1889 by the Boston and Maine Railroad
, as Wakefield Upper Depot. Another former B&M station built in the 1950s is located to the north on the corner of Tuttle and Chestnut Streets, and a former freight house built by B&M sometime around 1845 can be found south of Wakefield Square along North Avenue. The 1950s station house is now a bank, and the station operates from sheltered platforms in front of the B&M Depot, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
The following bus connection can be made by walking approximately ¼ mile east on West Water Street to Wakefield Square on the corner of Main Street and Water Street:
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...
. This station services nearby Wakefield
Wakefield, Massachusetts
-History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:...
Square. It is officially located at 225 North Avenue, according to the MBTA. However the actual location is across the tracks, which run parallel to North Avenue. The station is also described by some as being located at 27-29 Tuttle Street, which runs behind the station between Albion and Chestnut Streets.
Wakefield Station was originally built in 1889 by the Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
, as Wakefield Upper Depot. Another former B&M station built in the 1950s is located to the north on the corner of Tuttle and Chestnut Streets, and a former freight house built by B&M sometime around 1845 can be found south of Wakefield Square along North Avenue. The 1950s station house is now a bank, and the station operates from sheltered platforms in front of the B&M Depot, which was listed on the 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...
in 1989.
Bus connections
- 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
The following bus connection can be made by walking approximately ¼ mile east on West Water Street to Wakefield Square on the corner of Main Street and Water Street:
- 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove