Owned by MBTA Tracks 1 Opened 1888 Connection MBTA Bus | Platforms 1 side platform Connections MBTA Bus Area 3,642 m² Architect Charles Brigham | |
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Location 45 Wyman Street
Stoughton, Massachusetts Line(s) Providence/Stoughton Line Address Stoughton, MA 02072, United States Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture Owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Similar Wickford Junction, Providence station, Hyde Park, Ruggles, Canton Junction | ||
Stoughton is a railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has 333 parking spaces to serve local riders and those driving from further south, as Stoughton is close to the Massachusetts Route 24 expressway. Stoughton currently has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for handicapped accessibility.
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History
The original station house was built in 1888 for the Old Colony Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 21, 1974.
Plans
Stoughton station is planned to be reconstructed as part of the South Coast Rail project, which will extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities. A second track will be added through the station to support increased bidrectional service; the two new platforms will be located fully south of Wyman Street so that trains do not block the crossing.
Because of the sharp curve, full-length high-level platforms were originally thought not to be feasible; instead, each platform was to have a 45-foot-long mini-high platform at the southern end.
Under newer plans, the tracks will be moved slightly west south of Wyman Street, so that full-length high-level platforms will be built a block south at Brock Street, connected with an overhead pedestrian bridge. A new parking area with nearly twice the number of spaces will be built; the old right-of-way and parking areas will be redeveloped.