Bridgewater station (MBTA)

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Bridgewater
MBTA Bridgewater Commuter Rail Station.JPG
Bridgewater station in 2012
Location80 Burrill Avenue
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°59′07″N 70°57′57″W / 41.9853°N 70.9658°W / 41.9853; -70.9658Coordinates: 41°59′07″N 70°57′57″W / 41.9853°N 70.9658°W / 41.9853; -70.9658
Line(s)Middleborough Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking497 spaces (10 accessible)
Bicycle facilities24 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1997[1]
Passengers
2018600 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Campello
toward South Station
 Middleborough/​Lakeville Line Middleborough/​Lakeville
Terminus
South Coast Rail
Phase 1
2023 (proposed)
 Middleborough
toward Fall River or New Bedford
Former services
Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station
Brockton
toward Braintree
 Braintree-Hyannis
1984-1988
 Middleborough
toward Hyannis or Falmouth
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
toward Boston
 Boston–​Middleborough
toward Middleborough
Brockton
toward Boston
 Boston–​Woods Hole Middleborough
toward Woods Hole
Boston–​Hyannis Middleborough
toward Hyannis

Bridgewater station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. It is located on the east end of the Bridgewater State University campus along the Middleborough Main Line.

History[]

The former Bridgewater station

The Fall River Railroad opened through Bridgewater in 1846. The former Bridgewater station, located in Bridgewater proper, is now a Burger King restaurant. It served as a train station until 1959, then again from 1984 to 1988 as a stop on the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad.[3][4]

The modern station opened on September 29, 1997, along with the rest of the Middleborough/Lakeville and Plymouth/Kingston Lines.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. ^ Pillsbury, Fred (June 30, 1984). "Passenger train service to Cape Cod begins anew: Hyannis, Falmouth--All aboard!". Boston Globe. p. 1. ProQuest 1736078220.
  4. ^ Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad Spring Schedule, Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad, May 27, 1988 – via Wikimedia Commons

External links[]

Media related to Bridgewater station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons


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