West Acton station (MBTA)
West Acton | |||||||||||
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 West Acton station on a circa-1910 postcard | |||||||||||
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| Location | Massachusetts Avenue near Spruce Street Acton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°28′36″N 71°28′24″W / 42.476586°N 71.473371°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fitchburg Main Line | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Closed | March 1, 1975 | ||||||||||
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West Acton was a railway station in
West Acton
village. The station was closed in 1975.
History
West Acton station was a
flag stop by 1858.[1] It served the village of West Acton, and later Boxborough
when its stop was closed in the 1930s. The station building, located on the east side of the tracks, was demolished in the mid 1960s as ridership declined.
When the newly formed
Ayer on June 28, 1965, after several towns reached subsidy agreements with the MBTA.[2]
In December 1973, state subsidies for towns outside the MBTA funding district were halved, resulting in the MBTA needing to renegotiate subsidies from 14 municipalities. Ultimately Ayer, with just 14 daily commuters, refused to pay its $8200 bill in 1974; Littleton also refused $12,300 for its 21 riders.
When service was restored in 1980, West Acton (which was considered too close to South Acton) and
Gardner. Shirley reopened in 1981, but West Acton has remained closed.[2]
References
- ^ ABC Pathfinder Railway Guide. New England Railway Publishing Company. 1858. p. 16 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Amory, David (20 January 1975). "MBTA puts bigger bite on 14 'outside' towns for rail costs". Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Keele, John (2 March 1975). "MBTA ends Boston & Maine's Ayer, Littleton, West Acton service; cites deficit". Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to West Acton station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
