Abington station
Abington is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Abington, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, and is located off Center Avenue (MA 123). It serves as a park and ride stop for the towns of Abington, Rockland, and Hanover. The station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.[1]
Abington | |||||||||||
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 Abington station platform in November 2016 | |||||||||||
| Location | 231 Centre Avenue  Abington, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°06′26″N 70°56′04″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Plymouth Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 405 spaces ($4.00 fee) 9 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1845 September 29, 1997[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 (former station) | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 645 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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References
- Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.
- Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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