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Nantasket Junction (MBTA station)
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Nantasket Junction Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail
system in Hingham, Massachusetts
. The station, located at 190 Summer Street, is the seventh of ten along the MBTA
's Greenbush Line
, which provides service between Scituate
and Boston. The line, which reopened on October 31, 2007, was part of the Old Colony Railroad
, which had been abandoned since 1959. The station features a full length high level side platform like all the other stations on the Greenbush line. The parking lot is accessed via Summer Street. Also in keeping with the character of the Greenbush line, there is a walkway from the west end of the platform adjacent to the tracks 300 feet to Kilby Street as is common with many stations on this line. According to the MBTA, this station gets an average of 272 inbound boardings on a typical weekday. It is 18.3 miles to South Station
, and 9.3 miles to Greenbush
.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
system in Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
. The station, located at 190 Summer Street, is the seventh of ten along the MBTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
's Greenbush Line
Greenbush Line
The Greenbush Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. The line restores service along the New Haven Railroad's Greenbush Branch, from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate on the South Shore of Boston...
, which provides service between Scituate
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....
and Boston. The line, which reopened on October 31, 2007, was part of the Old Colony Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island. It operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport, Providence, Fitchburg, Lowell and Cape Cod...
, which had been abandoned since 1959. The station features a full length high level side platform like all the other stations on the Greenbush line. The parking lot is accessed via Summer Street. Also in keeping with the character of the Greenbush line, there is a walkway from the west end of the platform adjacent to the tracks 300 feet to Kilby Street as is common with many stations on this line. According to the MBTA, this station gets an average of 272 inbound boardings on a typical weekday. It is 18.3 miles to South Station
South Station
South Station, New England's second-largest transportation center , located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest train station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston, a prominent train station in the northeastern...
, and 9.3 miles to Greenbush
Greenbush (MBTA station)
Greenbush Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in the Greenbush section of Scituate, Massachusetts. The station, located at 247 Old Driftway, is the terminus of the MBTA Greenbush Line, which provides service between Scituate and Boston. There are five tracks here with a...
.