Munroe station (MBTA) explained

Munroe
Style:	MBTA
Address:	East of Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts
Line:	Lexington Branch
Zone:	2
Closed:	January 10, 1977
Rebuilt:	November 1903

Munroe station was a commuter rail station in the Munroe Hill neighbourhood of Lexington, Massachusetts, serving the Lexington Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail system. The depot was located near Munroe Tavern.

History

The small wooden station was replaced with a NaNfeet station building in November 1903.^[1] It was demolished in 1959, though trains continued to stop.^[2] Lexington Branch service ended after a snowstorm blocked the line on January 10, 1977.>

Notes and References

1. News: Munroe's New Station . Boston Globe . November 30, 1903 . 9 . Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Lexington - Area O Summary - Munroe Hill . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320095406/https://historicsurvey.lexingtonma.gov/lexareas/area_o.htm . March 20, 2016 . Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey . 2010 . Lexington Historical Commission.