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Canton Junction station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Canton, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line , and is planned for future service on the South Coast Rail line. It is located slightly north of the Canton Viaduct and west of downtown Canton.
The Providence/Stoughton Line is an MBTA Commuter Rail service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, primarily serving the southwestern suburbs of Boston.Most service runs entirely on the Northeast Corridor between South Station in Boston and Providence station or Wickford Junction station in Rhode Island, while the Stoughton Branch splits at Canton Junction and terminates at Stoughton.
The station near the village center was named South Canton to distinguish it from Canton station on the Boston and Providence Railroad mainline. Around 1879, the branch station was renamed Canton, while the mainline station became Canton Junction. [2] The Old Colony Railroad constructed a new freight house at Canton in 1891. [3]
Canton: Canton Junction: Junction with Stoughton Branch; still an active station Sharon: Sharon: Still an active station Sharon Heights: Foxborough: East Foxborough: Mansfield: Mansfield: Junction with Framingham and New Bedford lines; still an active station West Mansfield: Attleborough: Attleboro: Junction with Taunton and Attleborough ...
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[30] [28]: 16 Subsidies began for the Framingham Line in January 1973, for Canton Junction and Sharon stations in June 1973, and all Providence/Stoughton Line service on September 28, 1976. [30] The MBTA purchased the B&M Western Route between Somerville and Wilmington Junction in September 1973 for construction of the Haymarket North Extension.
South Coast Rail is a project to build a new southern line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system along several abandoned and freight-only rail lines. The line will restore passenger rail service between Boston and the cities of Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford, via the towns of Berkley, and Freetown, on the south coast of Massachusetts.
This is a list of major infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor, a rail line running through the Northeastern United States.The list includes major interlockings, bridges, tunnels, and past and present stations, including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Orange Line, the Washington Metro's Orange Line, and PATH stations on separate tracks but sharing the right-of-way.