Lake Street station (Arlington, Massachusetts)

Lake Street
Lake Street station around 1915
General information
Location	Orvis Circle and Lake Street Arlington, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°24′16.3″N 71°8′49.1″W / 42.404528°N 71.146972°W / 42.404528; -71.146972
Line(s)	Lexington Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	c. 1846; March 1968[1]
Closed	May 17, 1958; January 10, 1977[2][1]
Rebuilt	1885
Passengers
1976	Fewer than 10 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Arlington toward Bedford Lexington Branch Cambridge toward North Station
Location

Lake Street station was a commuter rail station on the Lexington Branch, located in the East Arlington section of Arlington, Massachusetts. The line opened as the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad in 1846, with a station at Pond Street among the earliest stops. It was renamed Lake Street in 1867. The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) acquired the line in 1870 and built a new station building in 1885. Service continued under the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) – successor to the B&L – though it declined during the 20th century. Lake Street station and three others on the line were closed in May 1958. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing service in 1965, and Lake Street station reopened in March 1968. All passenger service on the Lexington Branch ended on January 10, 1977; it was converted into the Minuteman Bikeway in the early 1990s.