Nantasket Junction (MBTA station)

Nantasket Junction (MBTA station)
NANTASKET JUNCTION
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Station statistics
Address 190 Summer Street
Hingham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′42.72″N 70°52′11.28″W / 42.2452°N 70.8698°W / 42.2452; -70.8698Coordinates: 42°14′42.72″N 70°52′11.28″W / 42.2452°N 70.8698°W / 42.2452; -70.8698
Lines
  Greenbush Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Parking 495 spaces, rate $4.00,
9 accessible spaces
Other information
Closed 1959
Rebuilt October 31, 2007
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Fare zone 4
Traffic
Passengers () 272 avg. weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Greenbush Line
toward Greenbush

Nantasket Junction Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Hingham, Massachusetts. The station, located at 190 Summer Street, is the seventh of ten along the MBTA's Greenbush Line, which provides service between Scituate and Boston. The line, which reopened on October 31, 2007, was part of the Old Colony Railroad, which had been abandoned since 1959. The station features a full length high level side platform like all the other stations on the Greenbush line. The parking lot is accessed via Summer Street. Also in keeping with the character of the Greenbush line, there is a walkway from the west end of the platform adjacent to the tracks 300 feet to Kilby Street as is common with many stations on this line. According to the MBTA, this station gets an average of 272 inbound boardings on a typical weekday.[1] It is 18.3 miles to South Station, and 9.3 miles to Greenbush.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). 2009. http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/Bluebook%202009.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-20. 

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