Silver Hill station

Silver Hill is a small MBTA Commuter Rail station in Weston, Massachusetts. One of three stations in Weston, it is a flag stop on the Fitchburg Line, and has very limited service, with just two inbound trains and three outbound trains on weekdays only. It was the least-used station in the entire MBTA system in 2018, with an average of just 11 daily boardings. The station has a small wooden shelter and a dirt platform; it is not accessible.

Silver Hill
An inbound train passes through Silver Hill in March 2020
LocationSilver Hill Road at Merriam Street
Weston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′44.25″N 71°18′08.49″W
Line(s)Fitchburg Route
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedJune 17, 1844
Traffic
Passengers (2018)11 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Lincoln
toward Wachusett
 Fitchburg Line Hastings
toward North Station

The station opened on June 17, 1844 - one of the initial stops on the Fitchburg Railroad.[2] The shelter was built in 1979.[3] The station was briefly closed on February 1, 1981 due to budget cuts, but reopened soon after.[4][5]

References
  1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780685412947.
  3. Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780942147087.
  4. "T changes start today". Boston Globe. February 1, 1981. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.

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