Endicott station

ENDICOTT
An inbound train at Endicott station in 2012
Location 186 Grant Avenue
Dedham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′00″N 71°09′32″W / 42.2332°N 71.1589°W / 42.2332; -71.1589Coordinates: 42°14′00″N 71°09′32″W / 42.2332°N 71.1589°W / 42.2332; -71.1589
Owned by MBTA
Line(s) Franklin Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 45 spaces
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened January 1, 1855[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 350 (daily inbound boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Franklin Line
Former services
Preceding station   New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad   Following station
toward Blackstone
Midland Line

Endicott is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Dedham, Massachusetts. It serves the Franklin Line. It is located off Grant Avenue near East Street. The station is not accessible.

History

The Norfolk County Railroad opened its Boston Extension (the Midland Branch) from Islington to Boston on January 1, 1855 to end its dependence on the Boston and Providence Railroad for access to downtown Boston. East Street (later known as Elmwood, then Endicott) was among the original stops on the extension.[1][3] The line was closed from July 14, 1855 until late 1856 due to a lawsuit over grade crossings in Dorchester, and from 1858 to February 11, 1867 due to financial difficulties of various railroads attempting to operate the line. Endicott has been continuously open since 1867, with service via the Midland Branch until 1898 and thereafter mostly via the B&P mainline.[1] A depot building with a ticket office was formerly present at the station.[4]

When Dedham Corporate Center station was being constructed in the 1980s, the MBTA considered either closing Endicott station or adding a pedestrian underpass, but neither action was taken.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9780685412947.
  2. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. ↑ Smith, Frank (1936). A History of Dedham, Massachusetts. Transcript Press, Incorporated. p. 197.
  4. ↑ "Station broken into". The Boston Globe. February 17, 1902. p. 2.
  5. ↑ Ackerman, Jerry (October 23, 1989). "Breakaway poles to be tried this week". The Boston Globe. p. 18 Metro – via Proquest Historical Newspapers. (Subscription required (help)).

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