Route 351 is a Bus Route that takes people from Alewife Station to the Office Buildings in Burlington, Bedford and Billerica. This route is also a substitution for the Red Line Extension, shown by the Subway Station like stop signs at some bus stops. It boards in the Alewife Station Busway at Berth 8, and travels via Route 2 & 128. It makes 1 stop on Route 2, at the Pedestrian Bridge. I don't like the fact that it has a stop on a major active highway, which the bus stop is never used. If it is used, the bus has to slam on the breaks and maybe even cause an accident! EEK! All that aside, this route ends at EMD Serono Research Center in Billerca, but I don't know where the got "Dawes Drive" from. I looked it up and it only showed the bus stop. But maybe it is called Dawes Drive, but I think it should be called "Dawes Dr @ EMD Serono" or just "EMD Serono". But this is beyond me. Also at the 9 Crosby Dr stop, why do they say "Teradyne"? There is no Teradyne in that area. I searched it up, and the only ones closest to that area are in North Reading and Wilmington. But then again that is the MBTA's choice of announcements, so I wont judge. The 351 definitely has the most interesting announcements. Going to EMD Serono, it passes Oak Park, loops Bedford Woods, then loops Oak Park, then stops at EMD Serono. This route, going back to alewife, Starts at Bedford Woods, then services Oak Park and EMD Serono. This route runs during the shift start & end times of the Offices on this route, to make it more convenient for the Office Workers. This route dose NOT service Burlington Mall, only the mall road. Fun fact: Remember when Frank did the 170? The 170 used to be the longest route ever! Going to Waltham AND Oak Park! The 170 is also a bus for Office Workers. I will cover that when I am old enough to go to Dudley Square Station by myself. ~ Vehicle: Flyer Deasil 40 Foot Low Floor Bus from Charlestown Garage, with loud announcements! The thing I like about this bus is that it has loud announcements. I would prefer a FlyerHybrid, but I wouldn't be able to see the announcements on the display board. So 0727 is a good bus. Most D40s have quiet door announcements, so I have to put my phone up to the open door to hear the announcement. And some D40s have quiet announcements in general! But this is a good bus. This route uses Flyer Hybrids, D40LFs, Flyer Hybrid XDE40s and Neoplans. This route used to run RTSs, but the RTSs may break down on the highway. Headsign: -351 OAK PARK -351 VIA MALL ROAD ~ 0:06 - "Route 351, Service to Oak Park" 3:10 - Leaving Alewife Station 5:05 - Route 2 Westbound Pedestrian Bridge 19:23 - South Bedford Street at Wayside Road 20:01 - "Stop requested" 22:41 - Kimball Avenue 24:31 - Lahey Clinic 25:17 - New England Executive Park 26:18 - Lexington Street 27:59 - Second Avenue at South Avenue 28:59 - 62 Second Avenue 29:27 - Third Avenue 30:16 - Fourth Avenue 33:09 - Network Drive 37:07 - Miter Corporation Inner Road 38:09 - Crosby Drive - Teradyne 39:23 - 23 Crosby Drive 40:07 - 35 Crosby Drive - Hologic 41:06 - Middlesex Turnpike 44:08 - Bedford Wood Drive at Building 174 46:02 - Oak Park Drive at Lexicon 46:33 - MIE 47:00 - CREO 49:42 - Dawes Drive ~ 351 Oak Park Via Bedford Woods & Mall Rd(Express) Alewife Station Busway Rt 2 Westbound Pedestrian Bridge S Bedford St @ Wayside Rd S Bedford St opp Kimball Ave 40 Burlington Mall Rd Burlington Mall Rd opp NE Executive Pk Burlington Mall Rd @ Lexington St Second Ave opp South Ave 62 Second Ave 32 Third Ave 23 Fourth Ave Network Drive MITRE Corp Inner Rd 9 Crosby Dr - Nextel 23 Crosby Dr opp Crosby Corporate Center 35 Crosby Dr Crosby Dr @ Middlesex Trnpk Bedford Wood Dr @ Bldg 174 Oak Park Dr @ HSG 7 Oak Park Dr Oak Park Dr @ CREO Dawes Drive ~ Alewife Brook Parkway, Russell Field, Route 2, Route 128, 1-95, Berth 8, Charlestown Garage, Red Line Extension, Nuance Communications, Wayside Commons, Lahey Clinic, Burlington Mall Road, Northwest Park, Avid Technology Inc, Oracle, Northbridge Companies, Network Drive at Northwest Park, LRTA, Lowell Regional Transit Authority, Veracode, Exa Corporation, Network Drive, MITRE, Entegris, Nextel, Valora Technologies, Inc., Hologic, Fujifilm Recording Media USA, Oak Park, Oak Park Drive, Lexicon, Nashoba Learning Group Inc, NinePoint Medical, Mayflower Communications Company, Inc., MIE, CREO, RSA, Continental Leasing Co, Bedford Woods, Bedford Wood Drive, Building 174, Middlesex Turnpike, Crosby Road, EMD Serono Research Center, Dawes Drive, Burlington, North Burlington, Bedford, South Bedford, Billerca, Pinehurst, Cambridge, North Cambridge, Red Line, MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ~ On-screen head sign stop announcements edited in using "DU Rec Editor"

• published: 14 Jul 2017
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