Halifax
Halifax station in January 2013
General information
Location6 Garden Road
Halifax, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°00′53″N 70°49′27″W / 42.0146°N 70.8241°W / 42.0146; -70.8241
Line(s)Plymouth Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking412 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1997[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1959 (former station)
Passengers
2018276 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Hanson
toward South Station
 Kingston Line Kingston
Terminus
Plymouth
limited service (suspended)
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Monponsett
toward Boston
 Boston–​Plymouth Plympton
toward Plymouth

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.

History

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]

References

  1. 1 2 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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