{"id":5980,"date":"2023-10-26T22:42:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T16:26:11","slug":"reading-mbta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/26\/reading-mbta\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading (MBTA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oh goody, we’re finally on the inner Haverhill Line. And, unfortunately, while all the entries were written amidst a line bustitution, I was still able to get materials to write about each station. So, after a trip up to Billerica to spend time with Brooke, I went down to Anderson and took the Reading shuttle. And, here we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parking!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, Reading seems to be suffering from Ballardvale Syndrome<\/a>. What is Ballardvale Syndrome? Well, if you remember from that entry, I mention about how they ripped out the wrong track. Here at Reading, that kinda happened as well, though it isn’t as egregious (trains actually stop at the mini-high!). Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The mini-high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, points to the station for being located pretty close to the town center. Neat! Furthermore, you have crossing bells for literally every crossing area – including the crossing in the station itself<\/strong>. That isn’t common, and I think Braintree is the only other station to have that. You also have a departure board, bicycle racks, a bus stop for the 137 to Malden & Oak Grove, and even a lite version of the Pedal & Park. Neat! You also have benches under the sheltered mini-high. A fun tidbit, is that outside of the times where the line is bussed, this station oftentimes serve as a short-turn terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Helvetica!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parking on the other side!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station building!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Departure board!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A crossing e-bell and lights. Feels weird without the usual signage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And the other side of said crossing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Towards Boston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another shot towards Haverhill!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s close to the town center and is accessible! It’s also got a bus connection, the 137 to Malden! Furthermore, there’s just an inkling of charm to this station. The crossover also has its own warning bell.

The bad: THEY RIPPED OUT ONE OF THE FREAKIN’ TRACKS! WHAT THE HELL, WHY, WHO, WHAT COMPELLED THEM TO DO THAT?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IT’S BALLARDVALE SYNDROME!

Nearby points of interest: There’s a couple of restaurants in the town center!

Transit connections:
Commuter Rail (Haverhill Line)
MBTA bus (137)

Overall, I like this station. It’s not a personal favorite, but it’s got charm, and maybe once the line opens back up I’ll come down here and railfan some time, as it seems worthy of that.

Rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh goody, we’re finally on the inner Haverhill Line. And, unfortunately, while all the entries were written amidst a line bustitution, I was still able to get materials to write about each station. So, after a trip up to Billerica to spend time with Brooke, I went down to Anderson and took the Reading shuttle. … Continue reading “Reading (MBTA)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-massachusetts","category-mbta","category-public-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5980"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6520,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980\/revisions\/6520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}