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Canton Center station is an
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. The station near the village center was named South Canton to distinguish it from Canton station on the Boston and Providence Railroad mainline. Around 1879, the branch station was renamed Canton, while the mainline station became Canton Junction. The
MBTA - Canton Center
Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View
MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Former Old Colony Railroad stations Buildings and structures in Canton, Massachusetts {{MBTA-stub
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA's) transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over of track on 12 lines to 142 stations. It ...
station
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in Canton, Massachusetts
Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of Downtown Boston.
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The area that is present ...
. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line
The Providence/Stoughton Line is an MBTA Commuter Rail service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, primarily serving the southwestern suburbs of Boston. Most service runs entirely on the Northeast Corridor between South Station in Boston and Provi ...
, including most Stoughton Branch service except for evening inbound trains. The station has 1 side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
on the south side of the track west of Washington Street; the platform has a mini-high section for accessibility.
History
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. The station near the village center was named South Canton to distinguish it from Canton station on the Boston and Providence Railroad mainline. Around 1879, the branch station was renamed Canton, while the mainline station became Canton Junction. The Old Colony Railroad
The Old Colony Railroad (OC) was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, which operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall River, ...
constructed a new freight house at Canton in 1891.
Around 2001, the station was briefly proposed to be closed as part of the South Coast Rail project. The station is proposed to be reconstructed as part of Phase 2 of the since-modified project, which would extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities. Under plans released in 2013, a second track would be added through the station to support increased bidirectional service; two low-level platforms would be built, each with a mini-high platform for accessibility. By 2024, with Phase 1 nearing completion, it was unclear whether Phase 2 would ever be constructed.
See also
* List of Old Colony Railroad stationsReferences
Further reading
*External links
MBTA - Canton Center
Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View
MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Former Old Colony Railroad stations Buildings and structures in Canton, Massachusetts {{MBTA-stub