North Scituate (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
North Scituate Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail
system in Scituate, Massachusetts
. The station, located at 777 Country Way, is the ninth 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. It is 27.2 miles fron south stationand is approximately 47 minutes away. The station layout is the same as all the others on the Greenbush line except that there are two covered sections of the platform. The parking lot is accessed via country way, and like many other stops on the Greenbush line, there is a passenger walkway adjacent to the tracks to the nearest railroad crossing intersection. There are 380 inbound boardings here on an average weekday.
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 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 777 Country Way, is the ninth 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 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. It is 27.2 miles fron south stationand is approximately 47 minutes away. The station layout is the same as all the others on the Greenbush line except that there are two covered sections of the platform. The parking lot is accessed via country way, and like many other stops on the Greenbush line, there is a passenger walkway adjacent to the tracks to the nearest railroad crossing intersection. There are 380 inbound boardings here on an average weekday.