Greenbush (MBTA station)

Infobox Station
name= Greenbush Station
type= MBTA Commuter Rail


address= 247 Old Driftway (Driftway & Stockbridge Rd) Scituate, Massachusetts
coordinates = coord|42|10|46.2|N|70|44|45.6|W|type:railwaystation
line= rail color box|system=MBTA|line=Greenbush
other=
platform=
parking= 1000 spaces, rate $2.00,
22 accessible spaces
bicycle=
passengers=
pass_year=
pass_percent=
opened=
closed= 1959
rebuilt= October 31,2007
ADA=Yes
code=
owned=
zone= 6
services= s-rail|title=MBTA s-line|system=MBTA|line=Greenbush|previous=North Scituate|next=

Greenbush Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Scituate, Massachusetts. The station, located at 247 Old Driftway, is the terminus of the MBTA Greenbush Line, which provides service between Scituate and Boston.

History

The Greenbush Line was part of the Old Colony Railroad, which was abandoned in 1959. [Cite web|url=http://www.959watd.com/GreenbushHistory.asp|title=History of the Greenbush Rail Line|author=Thomas J. Humphrey|publisher=WATD-FM|accessdate=2007-11-06] The line and Greenbush Station were reopened on October 312007. [Cite news|author=Associated Press|title=New commuter rail service rolls down Greenbush Line|work=Boston Herald|date=2007-10-30|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1041511|accessdate=2007-11-06]

References

*Cite web|url=http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/stations/default.asp?stopId=25668&lat=42.1781&lng=-70.7462|title=MBTA > Commuter Rail > Greenbush|publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|accessdate=2007-11-06

External links

* [http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/stations/?stopId=25668 MBTA Greenbush Station]
* [http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=GREENBSH MBTA Greenbush Line]