Bridgewater (MBTA station)
BRIDGEWATER | |||||||||||
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| Location |
80 Burrill Avenue Bridgewater, MA 02324 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′07″N 70°57′57″W / 41.9853°N 70.9658°WCoordinates: 41°59′07″N 70°57′57″W / 41.9853°N 70.9658°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 497 spaces (10 accessible) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 24 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2009) | 875 (daily average)[1] | ||||||||||
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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. Bridgewater Station was built on a line that was once part of the original Fall River Railroad.
The station opened on September 29, 1997, along with the rest of the Middleborough/Lakeville and Plymouth/Kingston Lines.[2]
Former station
The former Bridgewater station, located in Bridgewater proper, is now a Burger King restaurant. It served as a train station until the late 1980s, serving as a stop on the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (23 April 2012). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/127036706/1988-Spring-Cape-Cod-Hyannis-RR