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Rockport (MBTA station)
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Rockport is a passenger rail station on MBTA's Newburyport/Rockport Line
. It is the terminus of the Rockport branch of the line. The station complex consists of a single side platform with one revenue track plus 4 lay up tracks for parked trains and a short stretch of auxiliary track. This is the only station on the line to have a stretch of high platform in the middle, as opposed to at the end farthest from Boston as in all of the other stations built during the same time. This is due to the north end of the station being up against another property. The station is scheduled to be completely reconstructed with a full length high level platform which is standard on all new stations, and a minimum of 185 paved parking spaces.
Newburyport/Rockport Line
The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore. The first leg serves Chelsea, Lynn, Swampscott, Salem, and Beverly. From there, a northern branch of...
. It is the terminus of the Rockport branch of the line. The station complex consists of a single side platform with one revenue track plus 4 lay up tracks for parked trains and a short stretch of auxiliary track. This is the only station on the line to have a stretch of high platform in the middle, as opposed to at the end farthest from Boston as in all of the other stations built during the same time. This is due to the north end of the station being up against another property. The station is scheduled to be completely reconstructed with a full length high level platform which is standard on all new stations, and a minimum of 185 paved parking spaces.