The Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845.[3] Construction of a new brick station building began in 1887 and was completed around August 1888.[4][5] Passenger service on the line ended on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[3]
The modern station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.[1]
^ abHumphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 95, 96. ISBN9780685412947.
^Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1887. p. 6.
^"Abington". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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abington, station, confused, with, abingdon, station, mbta, commuter, rail, station, abington, massachusetts, serves, plymouth, kingston, line, located, center, avenue, serves, park, ride, stop, towns, abington, rockland, hanover, abington, platform, november,. Not to be confused with Abingdon station Abington station 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 AbingtonAbington station platform in November 2016General informationLocation231 Centre Avenue Route 123 Abington MassachusettsCoordinates42 06 26 N 70 56 04 W 42 1071 N 70 9345 W 42 1071 70 9345Line s Plymouth BranchPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParking405 spaces 4 00 fee Bicycle facilities8 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1845September 29 1997 1 ClosedJune 30 1959 former station Passengers2018645 weekday average boardings 2 ServicesPreceding station MBTA Following stationSouth Weymouthtoward South Station Kingston Line Whitmantoward KingstonFormer servicesPreceding station New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following stationNorth Abingtontoward Boston Boston Plymouth Whitmantoward PlymouthHistory editThe Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845 3 Construction of a new brick station building began in 1887 and was completed around August 1888 4 5 Passenger service on the line ended on June 30 1959 after the completion of the Southeast Expressway 3 The modern station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 29 1997 1 References edit a b Belcher Jonathan Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district PDF Boston Street Railway Association Central Transportation Planning Staff 2019 2018 Commuter Rail Counts Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority a b Humphrey Thomas J Clark Norton D 1985 Boston s Commuter Rail The First 150 Years Boston Street Railway Association pp 95 96 ISBN 9780685412947 Twenty Fourth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co to the Stockholders Old Colony Railroad Company November 1887 p 6 Abington The Boston Globe July 28 1888 p 5 via Newspapers com External links edit nbsp Media related to Abington station at Wikimedia Commons MBTA Abington nbsp nbsp This Massachusetts train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abington station amp oldid 1181470443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
