Newtonville (MBTA)

Ah, Newtonville. What a lovely little villag- oh, what? You mean I gotta check the Commuter Rail station? Well, how bad can it be? It doesn’t- OH MY GOD!!!

Woah, this is nice!
OH YOU KNOW IT’S GOOD WHEN THE SIGN IS HELVETICA CONDENSED, RATHER THAN HELVETICA BOLD!!!

NOW, BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC WHIZZING BY, AND THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF IT, I’M GOING TO HAVE TO YELL JUST TO BE HEARD!!! SO, LET’S LOOK INTO THIS HELLHOLE OF A STATION!

WOW, WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT! NOT EVEN ACCESSIBLE!!! HARVARD STREET’S OVERPASS IS THE SAME CASE, EXCEPT THAT ONE HAS HELVETICA BOLD INSTEAD OF HELVETICA CONDENSED!

NOW, WHY THE HELL IS THIS A SINGLE SIDE PLATFORM ON A DOUBLE TRACKED MAINLINE?! WHAT IS THIS, MADISON?! HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWFUL! LET’S SEE WHAT ELSE IS ON THE PLATFORM, WHICH GOES ON FOR FAR LONGER THAN ANY TRAIN’S DOORS WILL OPEN UP FOR. SO, YOU GOT A SHELTER, DOT MATRIX SIGNS IN BOTH RED AND YELLOW! WHOOP DE FUCKING DOO!!!!! AT LEAST THERE’S A GARBAGE BIN AND BENCHES IN THE SHELTER. NEAT.

WOW, THIS IS AWFUL.

ALSO, AS A FUN TIDBIT, I LIKE HOW SOMEONE GRAFFITIED “NEWTONVILLE” ON ONE OF THE HUNKS OF WOOD. ALSO, THE FACT THE GLASS DOOR FOR THE SCHEDULE PLAQUE IS BROKEN, MEANS THEFT IS POSSIBLE HERE! I WAS LEGITIMATELY TEMPTED TO TAKE THE SCHEDULE PLAQUE, BUT I DIDN’T. AS THEY ALWAYS SAY ON THE RADIO, I’M A GOOD PERSON! I PAY MY TAXES! IT’S A CRIME TO PAY MORE THAN A DIME! OH! IT’S THE LAKE SHORE LIMITED! AND FINALLY, MY TRAIN IS PULLING UP! YAY!!!!!!! OH YEAH, THERE’S ON-STREET PARKING!

DOT MATRIX IN YELLOW!
AND IN RED – IT DOESN’T COME OUT WELL!
WOAH, AMENITIES!
THE SCHEDULE PLAQUE!
THE MIGHTY LATE-FOR-SURE LIMITED!!!!!!
AND HERE COMES MY TRAIN! TO BACK BAY WE GO!

The good: UHHHHH, IDK. THERE’S BENCHES AND A SHELTER???

The bad: EVERYTHING. THE EXISTENCE OF THE STATION, THE SINGLE TRACKING OPERATION, THE SINGLE PLATFORM, THE MASS PIKE, THE LOW-LEVEL PLATFORM, THE STAIRS – BY THE WAY, DON’T LOOK DOWN!!!!!

Nearby points of interest: I GUESS IT’S COOL THERE’S A STAR MARKET ABOVE THE PIKE! ALSO, NEWTONVILLE LOOKS LIKE AN INTERESTING AREA!

Transit connections:
COMMUTER RAIL (WORCESTER)
MBTA BUS (59, 553, 554, 556)

Overall, THIS STATION SUCKS! I’VE SEEN BETTER UNDERNEATH I-95 IN CONNECTICUT! THIS MAKES WESTERLY LOOK LIKE FREAKIN’ BRIDGEPORT OR STAMFORD!

Rating: 1/10

chelsea

Author: chelsea

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