Canton Center station

Canton Center
Canton Center
	Canton Center station platform in April 2016
Location	710 Washington Street; Canton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°09′26″N 71°08′47″W / 42.1571°N 71.1463°WCoordinates: 42°09′26″N 71°08′47″W / 42.1571°N 71.1463°W
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Stoughton Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA bus: 716
Construction
Parking	219 spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
Passengers
2018	470 (weekday average boardings)
Services
show Former services

Canton Center is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Canton, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line, including most Stoughton Branch service except for evening inbound trains. The station has 1 side platform on the south side of the track west of Washington Street; the platform has a mini-high section for accessibility.

Plans[]

Canton Center station in 1918

Around 2001, the station was briefly proposed to be closed as part of the South Coast Rail project.^[2]

The station is proposed to be reconstructed as part of Phase 2 of the since-modified project, which will extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities in 2030.^[3] Under plans released in 2013, a second track would be added through the station to support increased bidirectional service; two full-length low-level platforms would be built, each with two mini-high platforms for accessibility.^[4] As of 2020, full-length high-level platforms are planned.^[5]

References[]

^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
^ Laidler, John (December 13, 2001). "MBTA offers words of comfort over changes at Canton station". Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.
^ Laidler, John (June 16, 2017). "Sharp differences over latest plan for South Coast Rail". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^ "Figure 3.2-20 Canton Center 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 24 July 2014.
^ "South Coast Rail Route/Service Details". South Coast Rail Route & Service Details as of May 2020. May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.