Owned by Town of Wakefield Platforms 2 side platforms Connections MBTA Bus Phone +1 617-222-3200 Added to NRHP 6 July 1989 | Line(s) Haverhill Line Tracks 2 Opened 1889 Connection MBTA Bus | |
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Location 225 North Avenue
Wakefield, MA 01880 Address 225 North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880, USA Similar Greenwood, HM Warren School, Elizabeth Boit House, E Boardman House, Greenwood Union Church | ||
Wakefield is a station on the Haverhill Line commuter rail line of the MBTA. This station services nearby Wakefield Square. It is officially located at 225 North Avenue, according to the MBTA. However the actual location is across the tracks, which run parallel to North Avenue. The station is also described by some as being located at 27-29 Tuttle Street, which runs behind the station between Albion and Chestnut Streets. The station is not wheelchair accessible.
Wakefield Station was originally built in 1889 by the Boston and Maine Railroad, as Wakefield Upper Depot. Another former B&M station built in the 1950s is located to the north on the corner of Tuttle and Chestnut Streets, and a former freight house built by B&M sometime around 1845 can be found south of Wakefield Square along North Avenue. The 1950s station house is now a law office, and the station operates from sheltered platforms in front of the B&M Depot, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Bus connections
The following bus connection can be made by walking approximately ΒΌ mile east on West Water Street to Wakefield Square on the corner of Main Street and Water Street: