Munroe station was a

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station in the Munroe Hill neighbourhood of

Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs ...

, serving the

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of the

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(MBTA)

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system. The depot was located near

Munroe Tavern Munroe Tavern, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, is an American Revolutionary War site that played a prominent role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is now preserved and operated as a museum by the Lexington ...

History

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

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{{Massachusetts-railstation-stub Former MBTA stations in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Lexington, Massachusetts Former Boston and Maine Railroad stations