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Halifax
Halifax station in January 2013
General information
Location	6 Garden Road Halifax, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°00′53″N 70°49′27″W / 42.0146°N 70.8241°W / 42.0146; -70.8241
Line(s)	Plymouth Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	412 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	September 29, 1997[1]
Closed	June 30, 1959 (former station)
Passengers
2018	276 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Hanson toward South Station Kingston Line Kingston Terminus Plymouth limited service (suspended) Terminus
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Monponsett toward Boston Boston–​Plymouth Plympton toward Plymouth
Location

Halifax station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Halifax, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off Holmes Street (Massachusetts Route 36) in northeastern Halifax. Unlike the other stations on the line, Halifax station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

The New Haven Railroad's Halifax station, closed with the rest of the Old Colony Division in 1959, was located on the opposite side of Holmes Street.^[3]

Service was restored on the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.^[1] The station was quickly the busiest on the line.^[4] The original 281-space lot was expanded by 120–150 spaces around 2000.^[5][6]

Media related to Halifax station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Halifax