Oak Grove (MBTA station)

OAK GROVE
Oak Grove Station as seen from the north side of the parking lot
Station statistics
Address	Washington Street at Winter Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148
Coordinates	42°26′13″N 71°04′15″W / 42.436942°N 71.070889°W / 42.436942; -71.070889Coordinates: 42°26′13″N 71°04′15″W / 42.436942°N 71.070889°W / 42.436942; -71.070889
Lines	Orange Line
Platforms	1 island platform for Orange Line service and 1 side platform used rarely for the Haverhill Commuter Rail line.
Tracks	2 (Orange Line) 1 (Commuter Rail)
Parking	788 spaces
Bicycle facilities	42 spaces
Other information
Opened	March 20, 1977
Accessible
Owned by	MBTA
Traffic
Passengers (2009 daily)	5,994  5.94%
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Malden Center toward Forest Hills Orange Line Terminus

Orange Line inbound train waiting on the platform.

Oak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose.

Oak Grove is the northern terminus of the Orange Line. It is primarily a park and ride station serving nearby residential communities, with a parking lot of 788 spaces. It also connects to several bus lines.^[1] The fiscal year 2009 average weekday boardings at the station were 5,994, which was a 5.94% increase over fiscal year 2008.^[2]

A single platform is in place on the Haverhill commuter rail line which passes through the station. However, the platform is only used for commuter rail service when the Orange Line is disrupted.

Accessibility

This station is wheelchair accessible.^[1]

Bus connections

Oak Grove Station Busway:

• 131 Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via East Side Melrose & Oak Grove (During rush hour, route 131 only services Oak Grove and omits Malden Center Station)
• 136 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove
• 137 Reading Depot - Malden Center Station via North Ave, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove

Washington Street Busway:

• 132 Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Center Station via Stoneham, Wyoming Square & Oak Grove

Defunct Bus Lines

• "130 Lebanon Street, Melrose - Malden Center Station via Lebanon Street Melrose, Sylvan Street & Oak Grove" was discontinued in the early 2000s when the 106 was extended to Franklin Square. The reason for the cease in service was a lack in ridership. The closure of this route allowed the service frequency of the 132 to improve from running at 90 minutes or better to 60 minutes or better.
• "135 Wakefield Square - Oak Grove Station via Wakefield, Greenwood & Downtown Melrose" which was a shortened version of the 136 or 137 route was a footnote on the 136/137 schedule until the MBTA decided in 2004 that it was better to renumber the route as various versions of the 136.

See also

• MBTA Buses in Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "MBTA Bus Stops at this station". http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=13642. 
2. ^ Staff (2010). "Ridership and Service Statistics - Thirteenth Edition 2010". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 15. http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/Bluebook%202010.pdf. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

External links

• Photos of this station from world.nycsubway.org
• MBTA Master Projects List
• Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View