Bridgewater station (MBTA)

Bridgewater is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. It is located on the east end of the Bridgewater State University campus along the Middleborough Main Line (formerly the original Fall River Railroad).

Bridgewater
Bridgewater station in 2012
Location80 Burrill Avenue
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°59′07″N 70°57′57″W
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Middleborough Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking497 spaces (10 accessible)
Bicycle facilities24 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1997[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)600 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Campello
toward South Station
 Middleborough/​Lakeville Line Middleborough/​Lakeville
Terminus
South Coast Rail
Phase 1
2023 (proposed)
 Middleborough
toward Fall River or New Bedford
Former services
Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station
Brockton
toward Braintree
 Braintree-Hyannis
1984-1988
 Middleborough
toward Hyannis or Falmouth

The station opened on September 29, 1997, along with the rest of the Middleborough/Lakeville and Plymouth/Kingston Lines.[1]

The former Bridgewater station, located in Bridgewater proper, is now a Burger King restaurant. It served as a train station until 1959, then again from 1984 to 1988 as a stop on the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad.[3][4]

References
  1. Belcher, Jonathan (23 April 2012). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. Pillsbury, Fred (June 30, 1984). "Passenger train service to Cape Cod begins anew: Hyannis, Falmouth--All aboard!". Boston Globe. p. 1. ProQuest 1736078220.
  4. Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad Spring Schedule, Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad, May 27, 1988 – via Wikimedia Commons


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