Stoughton (MBTA station)

STOUGHTON
1888-built Stoughton station building in 2009
Location	45 Wyman Street Stoughton, MA 02072-2908
Coordinates
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA Bus
Construction
Parking	333 spaces ($4.00 fee) 10 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1888
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	1,067 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Terminus Providence/Stoughton Line Canton Center toward South Station North Easton toward Battleship Cove or Whale's Tooth South Coast Rail Proposed
Stoughton Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	53 Wyman Street, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Architect	Charles Brigham
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	74000384
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1974

Stoughton is a railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has 333 parking spaces to serve local riders and those driving from further south, as Stoughton is close to the Massachusetts Route 24 expressway. Stoughton currently has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for handicapped accessibility.

History

The original station house was built in 1888 for the Old Colony Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 21, 1974.

Plans

Stoughton station is planned to be reconstructed as part of the South Coast Rail project, which will extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities. A second track will be added through the station to support increased bidrectional service; the two new platforms will be located fully south of Wyman Street so that trains do not block the crossing.

Because of the sharp curve, full-length high-level platforms were originally thought not to be feasible; instead, each platform was to have a 45-foot-long mini-high platform at the southern end.

Under newer plans, the tracks will be moved slightly west south of Wyman Street, so that full-length high-level platforms will be built a block south at Brock Street, connected with an overhead pedestrian bridge. A new parking area with nearly twice the number of spaces will be built; the old right-of-way and parking areas will be redeveloped.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• MBTA - Stoughton
• Historic American Engineering Record for Stoughton depot: 1969 and 1982
• Station from Porter Street from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View