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West Hingham (MBTA station)
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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 to the intersection of Fort Hill, East, and South streets. The station is bordered to the south by the South Shore Country Club.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
system in Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
. The station, located at 20 Fort Hill Street, is the sixth of ten along the MBTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
's Greenbush Line
Greenbush Line
The Greenbush Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. The line restores service along the New Haven Railroad's Greenbush Branch, from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate on the South Shore of Boston...
, which provides service between Scituate
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....
and Boston. The line, which reopened on October 31, 2007, was part of the Old Colony Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island. It operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport, Providence, Fitchburg, Lowell and Cape Cod...
, 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 to the intersection of Fort Hill, East, and South streets. The station is bordered to the south by the South Shore Country Club.