Whitman station

Whitman is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Whitman, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off South Avenue (MA 27). Parking is available on the south side of South Avenue on both sides of the tracks. The station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 26, 1997.[3]

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  The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track
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  A former roundhouse uncovered during construction was turned into a small park

Whitman
An inbound train at Whitman station
Location	383 South Avenue, Whitman, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°04′57″N 70°55′24″W
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Plymouth Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	208 spaces ($4.00 fee) 7 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1845 September 29, 1997
Closed	June 30, 1959
Previous names	South Abington (until May 10, 1886)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	362 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Abington toward South Station Kingston/​Plymouth Line Hanson toward Kingston or Plymouth

References

1. 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. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 17: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
2. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
3. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.

External links

Media related to Whitman station at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Whitman
• Station from South Avenue from Google Maps Street View