Montello station
Montello | |||||||||||
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 An inbound train arrives at Montello station in 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 150 Spark Street, Brockton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°06′23″N 71°01′18″W / 42.1064°N 71.0217°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Middleborough Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 425 spaces ($4.00 fee) 12 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 29, 1997[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 (former station) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 416 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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Montello is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts. It serves the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. Located north of downtown Brockton, it has two full-length high-level platforms serving the line's two tracks, and is fully accessible.
History
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The station opened on September 29, 1997 along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines service.[1] A New Haven Railroad station was located at Montello on the Middleborough Main Line until the Old Colony Division closed in 1959. It was renamed from Huntington Heights on January 15, 1885.[3]
Bus connections
The station is the terminus of one MBTA Bus route:
- 230: Montello Commuter Rail Station - Quincy Center
It is served by two Brockton Area Transit Authority routes on SPARK Street:
- Route 10: Lisa & Howard Via N. Quincy & Court
- Route 11: Cary Hill and the Village
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 17. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
External links
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