Lexington Depot

Lexington Depot, or Lexington station, is a former train station in Lexington, Massachusetts on the Lexington Branch.

For the former U.S. Army facility in Avon, Kentucky, see Lexington Army Depot.
Lexington
Lexington Depot in 2010
Location13 Depot Square, Lexington, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.448612°N 71.227846°W / 42.448612; -71.227846
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Lexington Branch
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1846
Closed10 January 1977[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
North Lexington
toward Bedford
 Lexington Branch Munroe
toward North Station

History
The trainshed and former platform in 1984, before the Minuteman Bikeway was built on the former trackbed

It opened in 1846 as part of the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad, and later became part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail system. In January 1977, following a major snowstorm which temporarily shut down the Lexington Branch, the MBTA announced that service on the branch would not be restored;[2] in the 1980s, the MBTA planned to extend the Red Line to Route 128 along the former path of the Lexington Branch as part of the Northwest Extension, including service to Lexington station, but fierce opposition from the residents of Arlington scuttled this plan, and the Northwest Extension was cut short to Alewife.

The building now serves as the headquarters of the Lexington Historical Society.[2] The Minuteman Bikeway runs through the former trainshed adjacent to the former station platforms. It is one of only two station buildings to remain standing along the Lexington Branch; the other is the branch's former terminus at Bedford Depot.

References
  1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.
  2. About the Lexington Branch


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