Bridgewater station (MBTA)
Railway station in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, US
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridgewater station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, served by the Fall River/New Bedford Line. It is located on the east end of the Bridgewater State University campus along the Middleborough Main Line.
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bridgewater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An outbound train at Bridgewater station in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 80 Burrill Avenue Bridgewater, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.9853°N 70.9658°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Middleborough Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 497 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 24 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 29, 1997[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 529 daily boardings[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
The final section of the Fall River Railroad opened between North Bridgewater and Middleborough opened on December 21, 1846, completing the line between South Braintree and Fall River.[3][4] The railroad merged into the Old Colony and Fall River Railroad in 1854; it became the Old Colony and Newport Railroad in 1863, then the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. The line was originally single track; the second track was extended from Campello to Bridgewater in 1884.[5]
The original station was replaced by the Old Colony with a wooden structure with a hip roof.[6] The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad acquired the Old Colony in 1893. The next year, it constructed a new station designed by New York architect Bradford Gilbert. The Romanesque structure was built from Milford pink granite with brownstone trim.[6]
Old Colony Division passenger service ended on June 30, 1959. The Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad stopped at Bridgewater from 1984 to 1988.[7][8] The modern station opened on September 29, 1997, along with the rest of the Middleborough/Lakeville and Plymouth/Kingston Lines.[1] It is located southeast of downtown Bridgewater at the Bridgewater State University campus. The former station building has been repurposed as a Burger King restaurant.[6]
