Abington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Abington, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, and is located off Center Avenue (MA 123). It serves as a park and ride stop for the towns of Abington, Rockland, and Hanover.
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 Abington station platform in November 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 231 Centre Avenue (Route 123) Abington, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°06′26″N 70°56′04″W / 42.1071°N 70.9345°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Plymouth Branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 405 spaces ($4.00 fee) | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1845 September 29, 1997[1] | ||||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 (former station) | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 645 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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History
editThe Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845.[3] Construction of a new brick station building began in 1887 and was completed around August 1888.[4][5] Passenger service on the line ended on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[3]
The modern station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ a b Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1887. p. 6.
- ^ "Abington". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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