page_title: Newton Corner station
section_title: Closure
hierarchical_section_title: Newton Corner station / History / Closure
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of former trolley platforms at Newton Corner
context_page_description: Newton Corner was a streetcar and passenger rail station in the Newton Corner neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, located near where Washington Street crosses the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Newton Corner station, known simply as Newton for much of its lifetime, served commuters on the Worcester Line from 1834 to 1959. The trolley stop, located on the surface streets, served a number of routes beginning in 1898, including the Green Line A branch until 1969.
  Newton Corner is now a stop and transfer point for a number of bus routes including high-frequency express routes to downtown Boston as well as local routes.
context_section_description: Both stations changed greatly when the Massachusetts Turnpike was extended from Route 128 in Weston to I-93 in downtown Boston. The highway occupied a significant portion of the right-of-way, dropping the Worcester Line from 4 to 2 tracks from Back Bay to Riverside. All local stops east of the Boston-Newton border were discontinued in April 1959; of the stations in Newton itself, Newton Corner was closed, Newtonville, West Newton, and Auburndale lost their depot buildings to construction but retained limited service, and Riverside, the furthest west, was unaffected. This marked the end of service on the Worcester Line to Newton Corner; it has not been a commuter rail stop during the MBTA era.
  In 1964, the exit 17 rotary was constructed at Newton Corner. Expecting little traffic at the intersection, the trolley tracks were placed in a counterflow lane, while the platforms were moved to the north side of the rotary in a dedicated median. However, the rotary proved to be busy and congested, resulting in frequent delays and automobile-trolley collisions.
  In 1967, the #69 trolley was renamed as the Green Line A branch. After a series of temporary bustitutions during the 1960s, the A branch was again "temporarily" substituted on June 21, 1969. However, the replacement route 57 bus became permanent and the trolleys never returned. The trackage was intact for non-revenue moves to Watertown Carhouse until 1994, but, except for rare fan trips, Newton Corner has not seen rail passengers since 1969.
caption: Location of former trolley platforms photographed in 2013
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