Ipswich station (MBTA)

Ipswich
Ipswich station in 2017
General information
Location4 Topsfield Road
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°40′36″N 70°50′26″W / 42.67670°N 70.84058°W / 42.67670; -70.84058
Line(s)Eastern Route
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport CATA: Ipswich/Essex Explorer (summer)
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
Passengers
2018407 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Hamilton/Wenham Newburyport/​Rockport Line Rowley
Location
Map

Ipswich station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Located in downtown Ipswich, it serves the Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station is handicapped accessible, with a mini-high platform on the northern end of the platform.

The former Boston and Maine Railroad station building was demolished by 1962.[2] Ipswich was the terminus of the line from April 1976, when the lone remaining round trip to Newburyport station was cut, until full service was restored on October 26, 1998.[3] Just south of the end of the platform are two auxiliary tracks that were used to store trains during that time.

  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ Glynn, Robert E. (October 6, 1962). "Passengers Will Find Gift Shops, Laundries Replacing Rail Depots". Boston Globe. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.