Beverly Farms (MBTA station)

BEVERLY FARMS
Beverly Farms station in 2013
Location	1 Oak Street Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°33′42″N 70°48′41″W / 42.56175°N 70.81130°WCoordinates: 42°33′42″N 70°48′41″W / 42.56175°N 70.81130°W
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Newburyport/Rockport Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	25 spaces 1 accessible space
Bicycle facilities	7 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1952
Rebuilt	1898
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	207 (weekday inbound average)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Prides Crossing toward North Station Newburyport/Rockport Line Manchester toward Rockport

Beverly Farms is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line, located at the intersection of Oak Street and West Street (MA-127) in Beverly, Massachusetts. The station building, built in 1898, is still present but no longer used for railroad purposes. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, each with a mini-high section to make the station handicapped accessible.

History

Beverly Farms station in 2014

The Eastern Railroad originally only stopped at West Beach to the east when the Gloucester Branch opened in 1847; not until around 1852 did a station open at the modern Beverly Farms site.^[2] In 1898, the Boston and Maine Railroad built the current hip-roofed depot.^[2] The railroad agency at Beverly Farms closed in 1952 and the freight house was demolished the year after. The station building was closed in 1958; it now houses a real estate agency.^[2]

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780942147087.

External links

Media related to Beverly Farms (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Beverly Farms
• View of station on Google Maps Street View