East Weymouth station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line, and is located in the East Weymouth village. It consists of a single side platform serving the line's one track. The station is fully accessible.
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 East Weymouth station in November 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 1590 Commercial Street Weymouth, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°13′8.76″N 70°55′17.04″W / 42.2191000°N 70.9214000°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Greenbush Branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 335 spaces ($4.00 fee) | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 31, 2007[1] | ||||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 587 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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History
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The South Shore Railroad opened between Braintree and Cohasset on January 1, 1849. East Weymouth was among the original stations on the line.[3]: 154 [4][5] The South Shore Railroad was acquired by the Old Colony Railroad in 1877; the Old Colony was in turn acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893.
The New Haven Railroad abandoned its remaining Old Colony Division lines on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[1] The East Weymouth station had been located off Station Street.[6] The abandoned station building was demolished around 1970, while portions of the concrete platforms lasted into the early 21st century.[7]
The MBTA reopened the Greenbush Line on October 31, 2007, with East Weymouth station off Commercial Street, east of the former location.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Kennedy, Charles J. (Summer 1962). "Commuter Services in the Boston Area, 1835-1860". The Business History Review. 36 (2): 153–170. doi:10.2307/3111453. JSTOR 3111453. S2CID 154294514.
- ^ Cobb, Charles (September 1850). American railway guide, and pocket companion, for the United States. Pathfinder Office. p. 91.
- ^ "Narrow Escape". Boston Evening Transcript. December 24, 1849. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Weymouth". Atlas of Norfolk County. E. Robinson. 1888 – via Ward Maps.
- ^ Liljestrand, Robert A. (2005). The New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division: Volume 2. Bob's Photo. p. 13.
External links
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