Dedham Corporate Center station
Dedham Corporate Center/128 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 125 Allied Drive Dedham, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°13′37″N 71°10′27″W / 42.2270°N 71.1743°W | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Franklin Branch | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | 497 spaces ($4.00 fee) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | January 15, 1990[1] | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Dedham Junction (1881–1899) Rust Craft (1955–1977) | |||||||||||||||
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2018 | 763 (weekday average boardings)[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Dedham Corporate Center station (signed as Dedham Corporate Center/128) is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Dedham, Massachusetts. It serves the Franklin/Foxboro Line, and is located just off exit 28 of Interstate 95/Route 128. It serves mostly as a park-and-ride location. The station consists of two platforms (each a long low asphalt platform with a short high-level platform for accessibility) serving the Franklin/Foxboro Line's two tracks. Previous stations named Dedham Junction (1881-1884 and 1888–1899) and Rust Craft (1955-1977) were located near the modern site.
History
Dedham Junction
The
In 1881, the NY&NE built a branch from Dedham Junction (near the modern station site) to
Rust Craft
On May 2, 1955, the New Haven Railroad opened Rust Craft station off Rustcraft Road, slightly east of the modern station location.[5][6] The station served the 1,500 employees of the Rust Craft Greeting Card Company plant, which opened that July.[7] It was the first reverse commute-focused station on the MBTA system and was "hailed as the start of a new era".[5] Rust Craft station was closed in 1977 due to low ridership.[1][5] On October 25, 1977, a group of teenagers blocked a Conrail freight train by placing a tree across the tracks near the station, then looted the stopped train.[8]
Dedham Corporate Center
In the late 1980s, the Dedham Corporate Center office park was built nearby due to convenient access to Route 128 and Route 1.[9] The developer, National Development, constructed the station platforms and a temporary 500-space parking lot at a cost of $527,000.[10] The size and temporary nature of the parking lot was intended to avoid lengthy environmental review.[10] National Development had previously donated land for Forge Park/495 station, which had opened in 1988.[11] The development and station were opposed by some residents and local politicians concerned about additional traffic at the East Street rotary.[10][9]
Dedham Corporate Center station was opened on January 15, 1990.
There was initially no access to the station from Rustcraft Road on its north side; a nearby apartment complex was forced to operate a shuttle bus to avoid a two-mile walk to the station.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ "Many New Trains". The Boston Globe. April 21, 1888. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ "NH Dedicates New Rust Craft Station, Unique Depot to Serve New Plant". Boston Globe. May 3, 1955. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rust Craft Opens Plant Tomorrow With Medieval 'Bless House' Rites". Boston Globe. July 22, 1955. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sullivan, Jerome; Morgan, Thomas J 3rd (October 26, 1977). "13 face US action in looting of train". Boston Globe. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Stevens, John (December 10, 1989). "Rail, office project fought in Dedham". Boston Globe. pp. South 1, South 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Ackerman, Jerry (September 11, 1989). "Dedham aims to limit hours of T's new commuter rail station". Boston Globe. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Little-used commuter station awaits traffic". Boston Globe. March 4, 1990. pp. South 1, South 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosenberg, Ronald (January 15, 1990). "Commuter rail cars leaving riders cold". Boston Globe. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosenberg, Ronald (July 23, 1990). "Let the highway work begin... finally". Boston Globe. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Preer, Robert (September 21, 2006). "No easy access to rail station". Boston Globe. pp. 89, 93 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Operations Directorate Planning Division (November 1990). "Ridership and Service Statistics" (3 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. pp. 1–4 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ MBTA : ACCESS; The Guide to Accessible Services and Facilities. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 1992. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "How to get to the game". Boston Globe. December 4, 1994. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "How to get to the game". Boston Globe. September 10, 1995. p. 93 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Conservation Commission Meeting 9-4-14". Town of Dedham Conservation Commission. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.