Talk:Fenway station

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Fenway stop history

My recollection is that the Fenway stop had limited service in the 1980's - Red Sox game day only? If this is true, please add to article.-96.237.4.73 (talk) 14:35, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're thinking of Yawkey station, which opened in 1988 and was game-day-only until 2001. Fenway station has been a full-service station since the Highland Branch opened in 1959. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 16:25, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that comment! I've pondered this endlessly, and cannot come up with any reasonable explanation. In the 1980's I took the Green Line D daily, and the commuter rail never. So unless Yawkey station used to serve the D Line, this is not the answer. I clearly remember the game-day packed-like-sardines experience on the D Line. But I also thought there was some special ghost-stop on the D Line somewhere around there, that was usually skipped... Maybe my memory is just defective? Is there any online video or google-street-view version of the D line corridor available?-96.237.4.73 (talk) 18:51, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, all stops on the D branch have seen full service since 1959. However, there are two possibilities of 'ghost stops', both former station locations that were moved in 1959. The original Woodland Depot is still located along the line about 150 yards northwest of the modern Woodland station; it is now used as a storage building for the golf course. Another possibility is the original Riverside station, located where the Highland Branch meets the Worcester main. The platform, last used for mainline commuter rail service in 1977, is still extant.

I don't know of any online video view of the line; there's a handful of videos on Youtube but none are quality head-end views.

I'll pass your questions on to some other railfans, though. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:20, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Having lived in Massachusetts since 1979 and Newton on the D Branch since 1990, I agree that the confusion is probably with Yawkey station and the Fenway Station has been always been a full time station (since the beginning of light rail service). Paradoox (talk) 22:41, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

One thing that I've been pondering is "Named after the Fenway neighborhood rather than Fenway Park, it is slightly further from the stadium than Kenmore, though still heavily used during events.". The stop is clearly less useful for games, but it appears to have been originally called "Fenway Park". (See the 1967 map at A Brief History of MBTA Transit Maps and the July 4, 1959 entry at Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district). It's revisionist to imply that it's always been named for the neighborhood. I would propose updating that sentence to "Though originally named for Fenway Park to show it's proximity, it is now named after the Fenway neighborhood and is slightly further from the stadium than Kenmore. It is still heavily used during events.". It would be cleared if anyone found the motivation and timing for it's change, though. --Hemlockone (talk) 15:02, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The MBTA quietly changed a number of station names in the mid-1970s, mostly clarifying names on the commuter rail system: Wellesley to Wellesley Square, Needham to Needham Center, etc. It's evident from maps, but I haven't seen any formal coverage of it. I've clarified the wording of the lede. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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