Middleborough station

Middleborough (formerly Pilgrim Junction) is a planned commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail, located in Middleborough, Massachusetts.[1] It is proposed as part of Phase 1 of South Coast Rail, a project to bring commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. Phase 1 of South Coast Rail is planned to run along the Middleboro Subdivision, which branches off of the mainline shortly before the existing Middleborough/Lakeville station, which has caused a concern that the existing station will be underserved and underused. The new station is being proposed to properly serve commuters in Middleborough, as the current station would likely be completely abandoned or limited to only shuttle service as a result of South Coast Rail. The proposed Middleborough station would be built just across the tracks from the Original Middleborough station and Freight Depot site [2]

This article is about the planned MBTA Commuter Rail station. For the current station, see Middleborough/Lakeville station.
Middleborough
An early-20th-century postcard of the former station
LocationStation Street
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates41.8917°N 70.9190°W / 41.8917; -70.9190
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Middleborough Main Line
Tracks1
History
Opened1887 (Old Colony Railroad)
June 30, 1984 (CC&HR)
Opening2023 (planned)
ClosedJune 30, 1959 (NYNH&H)
1988 (CC&HR)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
East Taunton
toward Battleship Cove or New Bedford
 South Coast Rail
2023 (planned)
 Bridgewater
toward South Station

References
  1. http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/41/Docs/NPC_2017Mar.pdf
  2. "Sharp differences over latest plan for South Coast Rail - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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