Halifax station (MBTA) (original) (raw)

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Rail station in Halifax, Massachusetts, US

Halifax
Halifax station in January 2013
General information
Location 6 Garden RoadHalifax, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°00′53″N 70°49′27″W / 42.0146°N 70.8241°W / 42.0146; -70.8241
Line(s) Plymouth Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 412 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities 8 spaces
Accessible Yes
Other information
Fare zone 7
History
Opened September 29, 1997[1]
Closed June 30, 1959 (former station)
Passengers
2018 276 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Hansontoward South Station Kingston Line KingstonTerminus Plymouthlimited service (suspended)Terminus
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Monponsetttoward Boston Boston–​Plymouth Plymptontoward Plymouth
LocationMap

Halifax station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Halifax, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off Holmes Street (Massachusetts Route 36) in northeastern Halifax. Unlike the other stations on the line, Halifax station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

Halifax station around 1912

The New Haven Railroad's Halifax station, closed with the rest of the Old Colony Division in 1959, was located on the opposite side of Holmes Street.[3]

Service was restored on the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.[1] The station was quickly the busiest on the line.[4] The original 281-space lot was expanded by 120–150 spaces around 2000.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. ^ "Town of Halifax, Mass". Atlas of Plymouth County Massachusetts. 1879 – via Ward Maps.
  4. ^ Preer, Robert (March 28, 1999). "Around the towns". Boston Globe. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Preer, Robert (November 21, 1999). "MBTA set to expand station parking". Boston Globe. pp. 21, 32 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Kandarian, Paul A. (November 12, 2000). "Parking grind at rail stations". Boston Globe. pp. 15, 21 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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