Manchester station (signed as Manchester by the Sea) is an MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line station in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The station is accessible, with mini-high platforms at the outbound end of the platform.[2]
Manchester By The Sea | |||||||||||
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 An outbound train at Manchester station in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 40 Beach Street Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′26″N 70°46′09″W / 42.5740°N 70.7691°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gloucester Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 71 spaces (free) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 7 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 198 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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History
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The Gloucester Branch opened from Beverly to Manchester in August 1847. It was extended to Gloucester station in December 1847, and to Rockport in November 1861.[3] The line later passed to the Eastern Railroad, which itself was absorbed by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
The original passenger station was replaced by a newer station in 1895. Neither survive, but the original freight house is present and used as a community center.[4] West Manchester station, which was located on Boardman Street, was closed in early 1940.[5]
When the MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter service, Manchester was the northeast limit of its funding district. On January 18, 1965, the Boston & Maine cut Gloucester Branch service back to Manchester. After Gloucester and Rockport reached funding deals to subsidize out-of-district operations, full service was returned to Rockport on June 28, 1965.[6] The 1895-built station was demolished by 1977 and replaced by a laundromat.[7]
References
edit- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 264–265. ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ "Two Stations closed on Boston & Maine". Boston Globe. December 28, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Henry, Alan P. (August 10, 1977). "There's no depot like an old depot". Boston Globe. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Manchester station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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