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MBTA Drops Plan to Close Newtonville Station for Years
The MBTA has abandoned plans for a yearslong closure of the Newtonville commuter rail station, Newton Patch reports. Patch reporter Benjamin Pierce detailed the reversal in a report headlined "MBTA Reverses Plans For Yearslong Newtonville Station Closure," writing that riders should exp…
NEWTON — The MBTA has scrapped an earlier proposal to shut down the Newtonville commuter rail station for an extended, multiyear stretch, a reversal Newton Patch reported this weekend that keeps the stop running for area riders.
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"MBTA Reverses Plans For Yearslong Newtonville Station Closure": Patch reporter Benjamin Pierce reported that transit officials have backed off a prior plan to close the Newtonville stop for years, a shift the outlet said should ease worries among regular commuters. The outlet's Patch AM morning digest also flagged the news to riders the same day, per Newton Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton).
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