Halifax station is an

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 in

Halifax, Massachusetts Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,749 at the 2020 census. History Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing ...

, served by the Kingston Line. It is located off Holmes Street ( Massachusetts Route 36) in northeastern Halifax. Unlike the other stations on the line, Halifax station has two

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, ...

s serving two tracks.

History

The

New Haven Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , commonly known as The Consolidated, or simply as the New Haven, was a railroad that operated principally in the New England region of the United States from 1872 to 1968. Founded by the merger of ...

's Halifax station was located on the opposite side of Holmes Street. It closed on July 17, 1938, as part of the 88 stations case. Service was restored on the Plymouth/Kingston Line on September 29, 1997. The station was quickly the busiest on the line. The original 281-space lot was expanded by 120–150 spaces around 2000.

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MBTA – Halifax
MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Railway stations in the United States opened in 1997 Halifax, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-railstation-stub