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Hanson station

Coordinates: 42°02′38″N 70°52′55″W / 42.0438°N 70.8820°W / 42.0438; -70.8820
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Hanson
A train at Hanson station in 2012. The former South Hanson station building is at left.
General information
Location1070 Main Street (MA 27)
Hanson, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°02′38″N 70°52′55″W / 42.0438°N 70.8820°W / 42.0438; -70.8820
Line(s)Plymouth Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking428 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
OpenedNovember 1845
September 29, 1997[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1959
RebuiltLate 1845, 1878
Previous namesSouth Hanson (1878–1959)
Passengers
2018380 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Whitman Kingston Line Halifax
toward Kingston
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
North Hanson
toward Boston
Boston–​Plymouth Burrage
toward Plymouth
Location
Map

Hanson station 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

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The former station building, built in 1878

The Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street.[3] The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed.[4]

The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878.[4][5] A new wooden station building was constructed that year; it was split in half in 1886 and a new middle section added.[6][7][8] The original station was converted to a freight house and may have survived as late as the 1990s.[8]

The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959.[3] The former station building remains intact, though unused.[4]

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

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  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. ^ a b Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 310–315. ISBN 0942147022.
  4. ^ a b c Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780942147087.
  5. ^ 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 (17). Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
  6. ^ Fourteenth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1878. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Transportation and Communication in Hanson". History of the Town of Hanson. 1959.
  8. ^ a b Dempsey/Driemeyer (May 1996). "Form B – Building: South Hanson Depot". Massachusetts Historical Commission.
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