Montserrat station is an MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line station located in Beverly, Massachusetts. Located between Spring Street and Essex Street (MA-22), it serves the central part of Beverly and as a park-and-ride station for the North Shore, with easy access from Route 128. Montserrat station has mini-high platforms serving each track, making it accessible.
Montserrat | |||||||||||
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![]() Montserrat station in 2010 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 180 Essex Street (Route 22) Beverly, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°33′44″N 70°52′07″W / 42.5623°N 70.8687°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gloucester Branch | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 117 spaces ($4.00 fee) | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 7 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1874[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 254 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station originally opened in 1874.[1] The ticket office in the station building closed on February 22, 1952.[3] The station building was demolished by 1977.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Beverly" (PDF). Massachusetts Historical Commission. 1986. p. 18.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "B. and M. to Close 4 Ticket Offices". Boston Globe. February 7, 1952. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry, Alan P. (August 10, 1977). "There's no depot like an old depot". Boston Globe. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
editMedia related to Montserrat station at Wikimedia Commons