Brockton station (MBTA)

Brockton
Brockton station and the Anglim Building in 2017
General information
Location	7 Commercial Street[1] Brockton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°05′05″N 71°01′00″W / 42.0847°N 71.01655°W / 42.0847; -71.01655
Line(s)	Middleborough Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	BAT: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10/11, 12, 13, 14, BSU 28
Construction
Parking	266 spaces ($3.00 daily)[1]
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	October 1846 (original station) September 29, 1997 (modern station)[2]
Closed	June 30, 1959 (former station)
Rebuilt	1894–1897
Previous names	North Bridgewater (until May 7, 1874)
Passengers
2018	546 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Montello toward South Station Middleborough/​Lakeville Line Campello toward Middleborough/​Lakeville Braintree toward South Station CapeFLYER Middleborough/​Lakeville toward Hyannis
Former services Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station Holbrook toward Braintree Braintree-Hyannis 1984–1988 Bridgewater toward Hyannis or Falmouth Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Montello toward Boston Boston–​Middleborough Campello toward Middleborough Boston Terminus Boston–​Woods Hole Bridgewater toward Woods Hole Boston–​Hyannis Bridgewater toward Hyannis Boston–​Provincetown Middleborough toward Provincetown
Future services Preceding station MBTA Following station Montello toward South Station South Coast Rail Campello toward Fall River or New Bedford
Location

Brockton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Middleborough/Lakeville Line and is a stop on the seasonal CapeFLYER service. The station has a single accessible full-length high-level platform that serves the line's two tracks. It is located adjacent to the BAT Centre, the primary hub for Brockton Area Transit Authority local bus service.

The first station in the town (then called North Bridgewater) opened in 1846 on the Fall River Railroad. It was rebuilt in 1873–74 and renamed Brockton in 1874. The railroad helped Brockton grow into a major manufacturing center. In the 1890s, Brockton was the site of the state's first major grade crossing elimination program, which included the construction of a massive stone viaduct and a pair of station buildings designed by Bradford Gilbert.

Passenger service ended in 1959, and the station was demolished during an urban renewal program in the 1960s. After two decades of planning, the modern station was opened for commuter rail service by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1997. The BAT Centre was opened in 1999.