Braintree (MBTA station)

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	Red Line
							Alewife
							Davis
							Porter
							Harvard
							Central
							Kendall/MIT
							Charles/MGH
							Park Street
							Downtown Crossing
							South Station
							Broadway
							Andrew
							JFK/UMass
							Savin Hill
							Fields Corner
							Shawmut
							Ashmont
						High Speed Line to
							Mattapan
							North Quincy
							Wollaston
							Quincy Center
							Quincy Adams
							Braintree

Braintree Station, located at Ivory and Union Streets in Braintree, Massachusetts 42.207767° N 71.001291° W, is the southernmost station on the MBTA's Red Line. It also is a stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail Plymouth/Kingston and Middleborough/Lakeville Lines.

The station features a large park and ride garage, with space for 1,281 automobiles. It can be easily reached from Exit 17 off Route 3, a major highway to Cape Cod.

The station opened on March 22, 1980 and is a 30 minute ride from Park Street. Braintree Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

There is a $1.50 exit fare and a $2.50 entry fare to pay for the added routes; the entry fare for MBTA subway stations is normally $1.25. These surcharges exist at Quincy Center, Quincy Adams, and Braintree.

Preceding station	MBTA Commuter Rail			Following station
Holbrook/Randolph		Middleborough/Lakeville Line		Quincy Center
South Weymouth		Plymouth/Kingston Line		Quincy Center