Watertown Square station
Watertown Square | |
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 A #71 trolleybus boarding passengers at the start of an inbound trip | |
| Location | Watertown Square, Watertown, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′56″N 71°11′08″W / 42.36546°N 71.18564°WCoordinates: 42°21′56″N 71°11′08″W / 42.36546°N 71.18564°W |
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
| Line(s) |  MBTA bus: 59, 70, 71 |
| Construction | |
| Disabled access | Yes |
Watertown Square is the main square of Watertown, Massachusetts, located at the confluence of North Beacon Street and Main Street (US-20), Mt. Auburn Street (MA-16), Pleasant Street, Arsenal Street, and Charles River Road. The Armenian Library and Museum of America is located in the square; Watertown Dam is 1,000 feet (300 m) to the west.
Bus service[]
Watertown Square is a minor transfer point for MBTA bus services. Two routes terminate at a two-lane bus loop that forms the west side of the square; the 71 is one of four trolleybus routes operated from the Harvard bus tunnel and a key bus route.
- 59: Needham Junction–Watertown Square
- 71: Watertown Square–Harvard station
One additional route passes on the north side of the square on US-20; it serves a westbound stop just north of Watertown Square, and an eastbound stop a block to the west.
- 70: Market Place Drive or Waltham Center–Central Square, Cambridge
Watertown Yard, located 300 feet (91 m) to the south across the Watertown Bridge, is also a bus transfer point. Trolleybus wires for the 71 run to Watertown Yard, which at times has been used as a depot for the trolleybuses. From June through December 1984, the 71 and 70 short turns were extended to Watertown Yard during reconstruction at the square.[1]
Railroad station[]
The Watertown Branch Railroad opened through Watertown Square in 1847. Passenger service on the line ended on July 9, 1938, and the second track was removed by early 1940.[2] The middle section of the line from the Waltham/Watertown line through Watertown Square to East Watertown was abandoned in 1960. The former Watertown station was reused as a lumber company by 1968, but later demolished.[3]
References[]
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1986). Boston's Commuter Rail: Second Section. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 52. ISBN 9780938315025.
- ^ O'Connell, Richard W. (August 18, 1968). "Old railroad depots take on new careers". Boston Globe. p. A-1 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
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