Stoughton station

STOUGHTON
1888-built Stoughton station building in 2016
Location 45 Wyman Street
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944Coordinates: 42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944
Owned by MBTA
Line(s) Stoughton Branch
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections BAT: 14
Construction
Parking 333 spaces ($4.00 fee)
10 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 6 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 4
History
Opened 1845
Rebuilt 1888
Previous names Stoughton Central (until November 1, 1896)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 1,067 (weekday inbound average)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
TerminusProvidence/​Stoughton Line
South Coast Rail
Phase 2
2030 (proposed)
Former services
Preceding station   New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad   Following station
Stoughton Junction
toward Taunton
Stoughton Branch
West Stoughton
Stoughton Railroad Station
Coordinates 42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944
Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Architect Charles Brigham
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference # 74000384[3]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1974

Stoughton is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in downtown Stoughton, Massachusetts. It is the current terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has a parking lot to serve local riders and those driving from further south, as Stoughton is close to the Massachusetts Route 24 expressway. Stoughton currently has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for handicapped accessibility.

History

A Penn Central Budd RDC at Stoughton in 1971

The original station house was built in 1888 for the Old Colony Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 21, 1974.[3]

Plans

Stoughton station is proposed to be reconstructed as part of Phase 2 of the South Coast Rail project, which would extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities in 2030.[4] A second track would be added through the station to support increased bidrectional service; the two new platforms would be located fully south of Wyman Street so that trains do not block the crossing.

Due to a sharp curve, full-length high-level platforms were originally thought not to be feasible; instead, each platform was to have a 45-foot-long mini-high platform at the southern end.[5]

Under newer plans, the tracks would be moved slightly west south of Wyman Street, so that full-length high-level platforms will be built a block south at Brock Street, connected with an overhead pedestrian bridge. A new parking area with nearly twice the number of spaces would be built; the old right-of-way and parking areas would be redeveloped.[6] The town of Stoughton opposes the plan because it would increase rail traffic though grade crossings in downtown Stoughton.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 17: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
  2. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. 1 2 Laidler, John (June 16, 2017). "Sharp differences over latest plan for South Coast Rail". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Existing Stoughton Station / Proposed Construction" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Figure 3.2-21 Stoughton Station Proposed Reconstruction" (PDF). Volume II: FEIS/FEIR Figures Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report on the South Coast Rail Project proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District. August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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