Greenbush (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
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 single high full-length side platform on the outside of the easternmost track. The other four tracks are used as the layover facility. There are two large parking lots cut into two by Old Driftway. It is 27.6 miles (44.4 km) to South Station
and a one-way trip takes about 59 minutes. There are 476 boardings at this station on an average weekday, the most of any station on the line.
was part of the Old Colony Railroad
, which was abandoned in 1959. The line and Greenbush Station were reopened on October 31, 2007.
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 the Greenbush section of Scituate, Massachusetts
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....
. The station, located at 247 Old Driftway, is the terminus of 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...
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 and Boston. There are five tracks here with a single high full-length side platform on the outside of the easternmost track. The other four tracks are used as the layover facility. There are two large parking lots cut into two by Old Driftway. It is 27.6 miles (44.4 km) 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 a one-way trip takes about 59 minutes. There are 476 boardings at this station on an average weekday, the most of any station on the line.
History
The Greenbush LineGreenbush 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...
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 was abandoned in 1959. The line and Greenbush Station were reopened on October 31, 2007.