Hanson station

Hanson station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, It is located off Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) in the South Hanson village. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully accessible.

Hanson
A train at Hanson station in 2012. The former South Hanson station building is at left.
General information
Location	1070 Main Street (MA 27) Hanson, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.0438°N 70.8820°W / 42.0438; -70.8820
Line(s)	Plymouth Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	428 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	November 1845 September 29, 1997[1]
Closed	June 30, 1959
Rebuilt	Late 1845, 1878
Previous names	South Hanson (1878–1959)
Passengers
2018	380 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Whitman toward South Station Kingston Line Halifax toward Kingston
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station North Hanson toward Boston Boston–​Plymouth Burrage toward Plymouth
Location

History

The former station building, built in 1878

The Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street.^[3] The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed.^[4]

The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878.^[4][5] A new wooden station building was constructed that year; it was split in half in 1886 and a new middle section added.^[6][7][8] The original station was converted to a freight house and may have survived as late as the 1990s.^[8]

The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959.^[3] The former station building remains intact, though unused.^[4]

On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system.^[1] Hanson station was opened at the former South Hanson station site.

References

1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
2. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
3. Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 310–315. ISBN 0942147022.
4. Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780942147087.
5. Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 17 (17). Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
6. Fourteenth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1878. p. 7.
7. "Transportation and Communication in Hanson". History of the Town of Hanson. 1959.
8. Dempsey/Driemeyer (May 1996). "Form B – Building: South Hanson Depot". Massachusetts Historical Commission.

External links

Media related to Hanson station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Hanson