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Stoughton station
Stoughton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in downtown Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States. It is the terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. Stoughton has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for accessibility. The granite Richardson Romanesque station building, designed by Charles Brigham, has a 62-foot (19 m) clock tower.
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened from Canton – on the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) mainline – to Stoughton on April 7, 1845. The first two stations were destroyed that year by fire and wind. Stoughton was the terminal of the branch until 1855, and the terminal of passenger service from 1866 to around 1890. The present station building was constructed in 1887–1888; it was called Stoughton Central until 1896. The B&P was leased in 1888 by the Old Colony Railroad, which was in turn leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893. Under the New Haven, the branch saw a mixture of service until 1958, when Stoughton became the terminal.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority purchased the Stoughton Branch and other lines in 1973. The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was restored from 1977 to 1988, with the mini-high platform added. The station building closed again in 2009, prompting the town to acquire it a decade later with plans for restoration. The proposed but unfunded Phase 2 of the South Coast Rail project, would re-extend service from Stoughton to Fall River and New Bedford. Under that plan, which is opposed by the town, the station would be relocated south with full-length accessible platforms and a second track.
Stoughton station is located in downtown Stoughton about 400 feet (120 m) west of Washington Street (Route 138). The station is in the middle of a broad curve; the single track of the Stoughton Branch is aligned approximately northwest–southeast through the station. A low-level side platform is located on the northeast side of the track between the Porter Street and Wyman Street grade crossings. An additional section of platform with an accessible mini-high platform is located southeast of Wyman Street. At the south end of the platform, the single track splits into two to serve as a layover for trains. Parking lots are located on both sides of the tracks.
The Romanesque Revival station building is just north of the Wyman Street grade crossing. It measures 35.5 by 88 feet (10.8 m × 26.8 m) with the long side along Wyman Street. It is built of granite, arranged as random ashlar blocks, from the Myron Gilbert Quarry in Stoughton. The 62-foot (19 m)-tall, 15-foot (4.6 m)-square tower at the east corner houses four clock faces made by E. Howard & Co. A porte-cochere is located at the northeast end.
The southwest end of the station, originally the women's waiting room, is a dodecagon with half protruding from the rectangular form; the men's waiting room was at the northeast end. The waiting rooms had separate fireplaces and chimneys. The women's waiting room has wood trim that arches to the ceiling. The slate roof has copper coping. A portico over the entrance from Wyman Street is half-timbered. A wooden canopy, attached to the building, covers part of the platform.
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened from Canton – on the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) mainline – to Stoughton on April 7, 1845. The original Stoughton station was a wooden structure at Railroad Avenue. It was destroyed by a fire on June 20, 1845; its replacement was destroyed by wind on October 13, 1845, while being built. The third station building, completed in 1846, was built of brick. It included an engine house and freight house in the same building.
The Stoughton Branch was extended south to North Easton by the Easton Branch Railroad on May 16, 1855. The Dighton and Somerset Railroad opened its line between Somerset Junction (north of Fall River) and Braintree Highlands on September 24, 1866. It used the Easton Branch Railroad between North Easton and Stoughton Junction (south of Stoughton); passenger service ended between Stoughton and Stoughton Junction.
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Stoughton station
Stoughton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in downtown Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States. It is the terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. Stoughton has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for accessibility. The granite Richardson Romanesque station building, designed by Charles Brigham, has a 62-foot (19 m) clock tower.
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened from Canton – on the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) mainline – to Stoughton on April 7, 1845. The first two stations were destroyed that year by fire and wind. Stoughton was the terminal of the branch until 1855, and the terminal of passenger service from 1866 to around 1890. The present station building was constructed in 1887–1888; it was called Stoughton Central until 1896. The B&P was leased in 1888 by the Old Colony Railroad, which was in turn leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893. Under the New Haven, the branch saw a mixture of service until 1958, when Stoughton became the terminal.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority purchased the Stoughton Branch and other lines in 1973. The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was restored from 1977 to 1988, with the mini-high platform added. The station building closed again in 2009, prompting the town to acquire it a decade later with plans for restoration. The proposed but unfunded Phase 2 of the South Coast Rail project, would re-extend service from Stoughton to Fall River and New Bedford. Under that plan, which is opposed by the town, the station would be relocated south with full-length accessible platforms and a second track.
Stoughton station is located in downtown Stoughton about 400 feet (120 m) west of Washington Street (Route 138). The station is in the middle of a broad curve; the single track of the Stoughton Branch is aligned approximately northwest–southeast through the station. A low-level side platform is located on the northeast side of the track between the Porter Street and Wyman Street grade crossings. An additional section of platform with an accessible mini-high platform is located southeast of Wyman Street. At the south end of the platform, the single track splits into two to serve as a layover for trains. Parking lots are located on both sides of the tracks.
The Romanesque Revival station building is just north of the Wyman Street grade crossing. It measures 35.5 by 88 feet (10.8 m × 26.8 m) with the long side along Wyman Street. It is built of granite, arranged as random ashlar blocks, from the Myron Gilbert Quarry in Stoughton. The 62-foot (19 m)-tall, 15-foot (4.6 m)-square tower at the east corner houses four clock faces made by E. Howard & Co. A porte-cochere is located at the northeast end.
The southwest end of the station, originally the women's waiting room, is a dodecagon with half protruding from the rectangular form; the men's waiting room was at the northeast end. The waiting rooms had separate fireplaces and chimneys. The women's waiting room has wood trim that arches to the ceiling. The slate roof has copper coping. A portico over the entrance from Wyman Street is half-timbered. A wooden canopy, attached to the building, covers part of the platform.
The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened from Canton – on the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) mainline – to Stoughton on April 7, 1845. The original Stoughton station was a wooden structure at Railroad Avenue. It was destroyed by a fire on June 20, 1845; its replacement was destroyed by wind on October 13, 1845, while being built. The third station building, completed in 1846, was built of brick. It included an engine house and freight house in the same building.
The Stoughton Branch was extended south to North Easton by the Easton Branch Railroad on May 16, 1855. The Dighton and Somerset Railroad opened its line between Somerset Junction (north of Fall River) and Braintree Highlands on September 24, 1866. It used the Easton Branch Railroad between North Easton and Stoughton Junction (south of Stoughton); passenger service ended between Stoughton and Stoughton Junction.
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