Brandeis/Roberts station

Brandeis/Roberts is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Waltham, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line and is located on the edge of the campus of Brandeis University. The station is fully accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.[2]

Brandeis/Roberts
An inbound train arriving at Brandeis/Roberts station in 2019
Location	1 Sawyer Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′43.24″N 71°15′36.38″W
Line(s)	Fitchburg Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 553
Construction
Parking	70 spaces ($4.00 fee) 3 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	c. 1870
Previous names	Roberts
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	369 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Kendal Green toward Wachusett Fitchburg Line Waltham toward North Station

The station was formerly known as Roberts after the adjacent neighborhood. The Fitchburg Railroad opened from Waltham to Concord on June 17, 1844; however, Roberts station was not opened until around 1870.[3] In 1977 or 1978, the station was renamed Brandeis-Roberts (later styled Brandeis/Roberts) to denote the growing university.[4][5] A $70,000 renovation of the station was completed on December 18, 1986.[6] Accessible mini-high platforms were installed either in that renovation or around 1991.[7][8]

References

1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
3. Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87, 88. ISBN 9780685412947.
4. "MBTA System Route Map". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1977 – via WardMaps.
5. "MBTA System Route Map". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1978 – via WardMaps.
6. Sanborn, George M. (1992). A Chronicle of the Boston Transit System. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
7. MBTA : ACCESS; The Guide to Accessible Services and Facilities. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 1992. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
8. Operations Directorate Planning Division (November 1990). "Ridership and Service Statistics" (3 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 1-5 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Media related to Brandeis/Roberts station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Brandeis/Roberts
• Station from Google Maps Street View