Manchester (MBTA station)
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | |||||||||||
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| Location |
40 Beach Street Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, 01944-1468 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′26″N 70°46′09″W / 42.5740°N 70.7691°WCoordinates: 42°34′26″N 70°46′09″W / 42.5740°N 70.7691°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking |
71 spaces (free) 6 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 7 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 307 (weekday average inbound boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Manchester is a passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line, located in downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Although the official name is 'Manchester', the station is signed as "Manchester by the Sea'.
A small parking area is provided for local commuters. The station is fully handicapped accessible, with mini-high platforms at the outbound end of the platform.[1]
History
The Gloucester Branch opened from Beverly to Manchester in August 1847. It was extended to Gloucester in December 1847, and Rockport in November 1861.[2] The line later passed to the Eastern Railroad, which itself was absorbed by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
The original passenger station was replaced by a newer station in 1895. Neither survive, but the original freight house is present and used as a community center.[3]
When the MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter service, Manchester was the northeast limit of its funding district. On January 18, 1965, the Boston & Maine cut Gloucester Branch service back to Manchester. After Gloucester and Rockport reached funding deals to subsidize out-of-district operations, full service was returned to Rockport on June 28, 1965.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 264–265. ISBN 0942147022.
- ↑ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ↑ Belcher, Jonathan (22 March 2014). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Manchester (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons- MBTA - Manchester
- Station from Google Maps Street View