Hanson station

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Hanson
Hanson MBTA station, South Hanson MA.jpg
A train at Hanson station in 2012. The former South Hanson station building is at left.
General information
Location1070 Main Street (MA 27)
Hanson, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°02′38″N70°52′55″W / 42.0438°N 70.8820°W / 42.0438; -70.8820
Line(s)Plymouth Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking428 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
OpenedNovember 1845
September 29, 1997 [1]
ClosedJune 30, 1959
RebuiltLate 1845, 1878
Previous namesSouth Hanson (1878–1959)
Passengers
2018380 (weekday average boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Whitman Kingston Line Halifax
toward Kingston
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
North Hanson
toward Boston
Boston–​Plymouth Burrage
toward Plymouth
Location
Hanson station

Hanson station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, It is located off Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) in the South Hanson village. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully accessible.

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History

The former station building, built in 1878 South Hanson Station, South Hanson MA.jpg
The former station building, built in 1878

The Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street. [3] The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed. [4]

The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878. [4] [5] A new wooden station building was constructed that year; it was split in half in 1886 and a new middle section added. [6] [7] [8] The original station was converted to a freight house and may have survived as late as the 1990s. [8]

The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959. [3] The former station building remains intact, though unused. [4]

On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system. [1] Hanson station was opened at the former South Hanson station site.

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