East Weymouth station

EAST WEYMOUTH
East Weymouth station in November 2007
Location 1590 Commercial Street
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°13′8.76″N 70°55′17.04″W / 42.2191000°N 70.9214000°W / 42.2191000; -70.9214000Coordinates: 42°13′8.76″N 70°55′17.04″W / 42.2191000°N 70.9214000°W / 42.2191000; -70.9214000
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Greenbush Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking 335 spaces ($4.00 fee)
8 accessible spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened October 31, 2007[1]
Closed June 30, 1959
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 405 (weekday inbound average)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Greenbush Line
toward Greenbush
Former services
Preceding station   New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad   Following station
North Weymouth
South Shore Line
toward Greenbush

East Weymouth is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line, and is located in the East Weymouth village. It consists of a single side platform serving the line's one track. The station is fully handicapped accessible.

History

East Weymouth station in the early 20th century

The New Haven Railroad abandoned its remaining Old Colony Division lines on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[1] The East Weymouth station had been located off Station Street.[3]

The MBTA reopened the Greenbush Line on October 31, 2007, with East Weymouth station off Commercial Street, east of the former location.[1]

Bus connections

One MBTA Bus route stops on Broad Street, several blocks to the south:

  • 222 Quincy Center Station - East Weymouth via Bicknell Square

References

  1. 1 2 3 Belcher, Jonathan (December 30, 2016). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2016" (PDF). NETransit.
  2. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. ↑ "East Weymouth". Atlas of Norfolk County. E. Robinson. 1888 – via Ward Maps.

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