Millis was a railroad station in

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. It served the

Millis Branch The Millis Branch was a branch of what is now the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Massachusetts, United States. Branching off the still-operating Needham Line at , it ran through the towns of Dover, Medfield, Millis, and Medway. Due to lack of su ...

(formerly the West Medway Branch), and opened in 1886.

History

1899 Millis public library Massachusetts

In April 1966, the

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(MBTA) reached an agreement with the

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, the owner of the West Medway Branch, to subsidise continued service on the branch (as well as on the Needham, Dedham, and

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lines, also owned by the NYNH&H) within its funding district, starting on April 24; as

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, outside the district, declined to pay for continued service to and stations (the latter of which was, at the time, the western terminus of the branch), the branch was cut back to Millis, which became the new terminus, and became known as the Millis Branch instead of the West Medway Branch. Slightly under a year later, on April 21, 1967, the Millis and Dedham branches were both abandoned due to continued poor ridership. By that time, the station had been used as the town hall for several years. Millis station is still extant, one of only two stations on the Millis Branch (the other being ) to have survived; it is now known as the Lansing Millis Memorial Railroad Station, part of the Millis Center Historic District.

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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Former MBTA stations in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Millis, Massachusetts Railway stations in the United States opened in 1886 1886 establishments in Massachusetts 1967 disestablishments in Massachusetts Railway stations in the United States closed in 1967 {{Massachusetts-railstation-stub