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.
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 Halifax station in January 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Garden Road Halifax, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°00′53″N 70°49′27″W / 42.0146°N 70.8241°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Plymouth Branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 412 spaces ($2.00 fee) | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 7 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 29, 1997[1] | ||||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 (former station) | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 276 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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History
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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
edit- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Town of Halifax, Mass". Atlas of Plymouth County Massachusetts. 1879 – via Ward Maps.
- ^ Preer, Robert (March 28, 1999). "Around the towns". Boston Globe. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Preer, Robert (November 21, 1999). "MBTA set to expand station parking". Boston Globe. pp. 21, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kandarian, Paul A. (November 12, 2000). "Parking grind at rail stations". Boston Globe. pp. 15, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Halifax station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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