Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station

Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station (signed as East Braintree/Weymouth Landing) is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the border of Braintree and Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. It is located in Weymouth Landing, and consists of a single side platform serving the line's one track. The station is fully accessible.

Weymouth Landing/East Braintree
A ceremonial train at the station on October 30, 2007, one day before the Greenbush Line opened
General information
Location121 Commercial Street
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.22148°N 70.96797°W / 42.22148; -70.96797
Line(s)Greenbush Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 225, 226
Construction
Parking290 spaces ($4.00 fee)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedOctober 31, 2007[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1959
Previous namesWeymouth
Passengers
2018507 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Quincy Center
toward South Station
 Greenbush Line East Weymouth
toward Greenbush
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
East Braintree
toward Boston
 South Shore Line North Weymouth
toward Greenbush

History
Weymouth station in the early 20th century

The South Shore Railroad opened between Braintree and Cohasset on January 1, 1849. Weymouth was among the original stations on the line.[3]: 154 [4] The South Shore Railroad was acquired by the Old Colony Railroad in 1877; the Old Colony was in turn acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893.

The New Haven abandoned its remaining Old Colony Division lines on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[1] The Weymouth station had been located just west of Commercial Street.[5]

The MBTA reopened the Greenbush Line on October 31, 2007, with Weymouth station located between Commercial Street and Quincy Avenue.[1] Original plans called for a 450-foot (140 m) platform between the streets, but the MBTA ultimately decided to build a standard 800-foot (240 m) platform that extends under the streets at either end.

References
  1. 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. Kennedy, Charles J. (Summer 1962). "Commuter Services in the Boston Area, 1835-1860". The Business History Review. 36 (2): 153–170. doi:10.2307/3111453. JSTOR 3111453. S2CID 154294514.
  4. Cobb, Charles (September 1850). American railway guide, and pocket companion, for the United States. Pathfinder Office. p. 91.
  5. "Weymouth Landing". Atlas of Norfolk County. Comstock & Cline. 1876 – via Ward Maps.

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