Needham Center station
Needham Center | |||||||||||
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Needham Center station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Great Plain Avenue and Eaton Square Needham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°16′53″N 71°14′15″W / 42.28138°N 71.23752°W | ||||||||||
| Line | Needham Branch (Charles River Branch) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 59 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 6 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1, 1853 | ||||||||||
| Closed | October 13, 1979–October 19, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887, 1980s | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Great Plain, Needham Plain, Needham | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 199 daily boardings | ||||||||||
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Needham Center station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located just north of Great Plain Avenue (Route 135) in downtown Needham, Massachusetts. The first station at Needham opened in 1853; it burned in 1887 and was replaced with a stone station, some of which is still in place. The station has one side platform with an accessible mini-high platform serving the line's single track.