West Hingham (MBTA station)

WEST HINGHAM
Location	20 Fort Hill Street Hingham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°14′12.12″N 70°54′11.16″W / 42.2367000°N 70.9031000°WCoordinates: 42°14′12.12″N 70°54′11.16″W / 42.2367000°N 70.9031000°W
Line(s)	Greenbush Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	214 spaces, rate $4.00, 7 accessible spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Closed	1959
Rebuilt	October 31, 2007
Traffic
Passengers	325 avg. weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station East Weymouth toward South Station Greenbush Line Nantasket Junction toward Greenbush

West Hingham Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Hingham, Massachusetts. The station, located at 20 Fort Hill Street, is the sixth of ten along the MBTA's Greenbush Line, which provides service between Scituate and Boston. The line, which reopened on October 31, 2007, was part of the Old Colony Railroad, which had been abandoned since 1959. The station like all others on the Greenbush Line has a full length high level concrete platform. The parking lot is accessed from Fort Hill St., and is at platform level. There is also a walkway parallel to the track from the east end of the platform 270 feet (82 m) to the intersection of Fort Hill, East, and South streets. The station is bordered to the south by the South Shore Country Club.

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-20.

• "MBTA > Commuter Rail > West Hingham Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2008-01-01.

External links

• MBTA Greenbush Line
• Station from Google Maps Street View