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'''Plimptonville''' is a station along the MBTA [[MBTA Commuter Rail|Commuter Rail]]'s [[Franklin Line]] located in [[Walpole, Massachusetts]] near the [[Neponset River]]. It is positioned next to a small dirt parking lot between Plimpton Street and the Franklin Line itself. East of the station, Plimpton Street crosses under the tracks beneath a 12 foot bridge before crossing over the Neponset River on Plimpton Pond. |
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Plimptonville has one of the smallest station facilities on the MBTA Commuter Rail system: a 10-foot-wide low-level asphalt platform next to the single track, with a metal sign reading "Plimptonville Train Station". It receives the least service of any MBTA station, with just one round trip per day, consisting of an inbound morning train and an outbound evening train at the height of rush hour. Ridership on that round trip averages about 30 passengers daily.<ref name=bluebook>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/Bluebook%202010.pdf |title=Ridership and Service Statistics |publisher=[[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] |date=2010 |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The [[Norfolk County Railroad]] was built through East Walpole beginning in 1846; it opened in 1849.<ref name=sne>{{cite book |title=The Rail Lines of Southern New England |author=Karr, Ronald Dale |publisher=Branch Line Press |year=1995 |isbn=0942147022 |page=291-293 }}</ref> A station was eventually opened between East Walpole and Walpole proper. Originally known as '''Tiltons''' (or '''Tilton'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=5955 |title=Foxborough & Franklin & Holliston & Milford & Norfolk & Sharon & Walpole 1891 Plate 15 |work= Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts, 1891 |publisher=WardMaps LLC |author=Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co. |year=1891 |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref>) station, it was later called '''Plymptons''' in the early part of the 20th century.<ref name=sne /> By 1940, the name had settled on |
The [[Norfolk County Railroad]] was built through East Walpole beginning in 1846; it opened in 1849.<ref name=sne>{{cite book |title=The Rail Lines of Southern New England |author=Karr, Ronald Dale |publisher=Branch Line Press |year=1995 |isbn=0942147022 |page=291-293 }}</ref> A station was eventually opened between East Walpole and Walpole proper. Originally known as '''Tiltons''' (or '''Tilton'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=5955 |title=Foxborough & Franklin & Holliston & Milford & Norfolk & Sharon & Walpole 1891 Plate 15 |work= Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts, 1891 |publisher=WardMaps LLC |author=Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co. |year=1891 |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref>) station, it was later called '''Plymptons''' in the early part of the 20th century.<ref name=sne /> By 1940, the name had settled on Plimptonville, by which it is known today.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=13628 |title=Canton & Dedham & Norwood & Stoughton & Walpole 1941 |work= USGS 7.5 Minute Sheets and Quadrangles, Massachusetts |year=1941 |author=United States Geological Survey |publisher=WardMaps LLC |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> The station's most famous user was [[Joseph N. Welch]], who lived in Walpole while working at a Boston law firm. |
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Under MBTA operations, the station has become less important due to its lack of parking and proximity to the well-used [[Walpole (MBTA station)|Walpole station]]. Additionally, the station is in the middle of a single-track section of the line, severely limiting the number of trains that can stop. Today, the single round-trip serves a small but dedicated contingent of riders. |
Under MBTA operations, the station has become less important due to its lack of parking and proximity to the well-used [[Walpole (MBTA station)|Walpole station]]. Additionally, the station is in the middle of a single-track section of the line, severely limiting the number of trains that can stop. Today, the single round-trip serves a small but dedicated contingent of riders. |
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An unrelated station, named Plympton, was located on the [[Old Colony Railroad]]'s main line at Lake Street in [[Plympton, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=14045 |title=Map of Brockton & Plymouth Street Railway |date=1901 |author=Geo. H. Walker & Co. |publisher=WardMaps LLC |accessdate=8 December 2012}}</ref> |
An unrelated station, also named Plympton, was located on the [[Old Colony Railroad]]'s main line at Lake Street in [[Plympton, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=14045 |title=Map of Brockton & Plymouth Street Railway |date=1901 |author=Geo. H. Walker & Co. |publisher=WardMaps LLC |accessdate=8 December 2012}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines]] |
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[[Category:MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] |
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 Bare platform at Plimptonville station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 185 Plimpton Street Walpole, MA 02081-3712 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°09′32″N 71°14′10″W / 42.159°N 71.236°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 small side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Several spaces (free) | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | ca. 1849 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tilton(s), Plymptons | ||||||||||
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| 2009 | 30 (daily inbound average)[1] | ||||||||||
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Plimptonville is a station along the MBTA Commuter Rail's Franklin Line located in Walpole, Massachusetts near the Neponset River. It is positioned next to a small dirt parking lot between Plimpton Street and the Franklin Line itself. East of the station, Plimpton Street crosses under the tracks beneath a 12 foot bridge before crossing over the Neponset River on Plimpton Pond.
Plimptonville has one of the smallest station facilities on the MBTA Commuter Rail system: a 10-foot-wide low-level asphalt platform next to the single track, with a metal sign reading "Plimptonville Train Station". It receives the least service of any MBTA station, with just one round trip per day, consisting of an inbound morning train and an outbound evening train at the height of rush hour. Ridership on that round trip averages about 30 passengers daily.[1]
History
The Norfolk County Railroad was built through East Walpole beginning in 1846; it opened in 1849.[2] A station was eventually opened between East Walpole and Walpole proper. Originally known as Tiltons (or Tilton[3]) station, it was later called Plymptons in the early part of the 20th century.[2] By 1940, the name had settled on Plimptonville, by which it is known today.[4] The station's most famous user was Joseph N. Welch, who lived in Walpole while working at a Boston law firm.
Under MBTA operations, the station has become less important due to its lack of parking and proximity to the well-used Walpole station. Additionally, the station is in the middle of a single-track section of the line, severely limiting the number of trains that can stop. Today, the single round-trip serves a small but dedicated contingent of riders.
An unrelated station, also named Plympton, was located on the Old Colony Railroad's main line at Lake Street in Plympton, Massachusetts.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ a b Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. p. 291-293. ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co. (1891). "Foxborough & Franklin & Holliston & Milford & Norfolk & Sharon & Walpole 1891 Plate 15". Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts, 1891. WardMaps LLC. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1941). "Canton & Dedham & Norwood & Stoughton & Walpole 1941". USGS 7.5 Minute Sheets and Quadrangles, Massachusetts. WardMaps LLC. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Geo. H. Walker & Co. (1901). "Map of Brockton & Plymouth Street Railway". WardMaps LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2012.