Silver Hill station
Silver Hill | |||||||||||
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 An inbound train passes through Silver Hill in March 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Silver Hill Road at Merriam Street Weston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°23′44.25″N 71°18′08.49″W / 42.3956250°N 71.3023583°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fitchburg Route | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 17, 1844 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 11 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Silver Hill is a small MBTA Commuter Rail station in Weston, Massachusetts. One of three stations in Weston, it is a flag stop on the Fitchburg Line, and has very limited service, with just two inbound trains and three outbound trains on weekdays only. It was the least-used station in the entire MBTA system in 2018, with an average of just 11 daily boardings. The station has a small wooden shelter and a dirt platform; it is not accessible.
The station opened on June 17, 1844 - one of the initial stops on the Fitchburg Railroad.[2] The shelter was built in 1979.[3] The station was briefly closed on February 1, 1981 due to budget cuts, but reopened soon after.[4][5]
References
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ "T changes start today". Boston Globe. February 1, 1981. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
External links
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