Halifax station (MBTA)

Halifax is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Halifax, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off Holmes Street (Massachusetts Route 36) in northeastern Halifax. It opened when service was restored on the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.[1] It has two tracks and two platforms to allow trains to pass at the station (most of the 1997-opened stations have only one track).

Halifax
Halifax station in January 2013
Location	6 Garden Road, Halifax, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°00′53″N 70°49′27″W
Line(s)	Plymouth Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	412 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	September 29, 1997[1]
Closed	June 30, 1959 (former station)
Passengers
2018	276 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Hanson toward South Station Kingston/​Plymouth Line Kingston Terminus Plymouth Terminus

The station was quickly the busiest on the line.[3] The original 281-space lot was expanded by 120–150 spaces around 2000.[4][5]

The New Haven Railroad's Halifax station, closed with the rest of the Old Colony Division in 1959, was located on the opposite side of Holmes Street.[6]