Campello station

Campello station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. Campello station was built on a line that was once part of the original Fall River Railroad. The station opened on September 26, 1997, along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines.[1]

Campello
Campello station in February 2013
General information
Location30 Riverside Avenue, Brockton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°03′39″N 71°00′40″W
Line(s)Middleborough Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport BAT: 2, 8
Construction
Parking546 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 1997[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1959 (former station)
Previous namesPlain Village (former station)[2]
Passengers
2018334 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Brockton Middleborough/​Lakeville Line Bridgewater
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Brockton
toward Boston
Boston–​Middleborough Matfield
Location

A former station at the site, serving shoe factories and other industry, was a stop until the end of Old Colony Division passenger service on June 30, 1959. By that time, passengers used a small wooden shelter rather than the abandoned stone station.[4]

References

  1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 311. ISBN 0942147022.
  3. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  4. Liljestrand, Robert A. (2005). The New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division: Volume 2. Bob's Photo. pp. 19, 20.

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