Hanson station
Hanson | |||||||||||
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 A train at Hanson station in 2012. The former South Hanson station building is at left. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1070 Main Street, Hanson, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°02′38″N 70°52′55″W / 42.0438°N 70.8820°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Plymouth Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 428 spaces ($4.00 fee) 8 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 1845 September 29, 1997[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1845 (two weeks after opening)[2] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Hanson (1878-1959) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 380 (weekday average boardings)[3] | ||||||||||
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Hanson is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, It is located off Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) in the South Hanson village. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully accessible.
History
The Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street.[4] The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed.[2] The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878.[2] The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959.[4] The former station building remains intact, though unused.[2]
On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system.[1] Hanson station was opened at the former South Hanson station site.
References
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan (December 30, 2016). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2016" (PDF). NETransit.
- ^ a b c d Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ a b Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 310–315. ISBN 0942147022.
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