Prides Crossing (MBTA station)

PRIDES CROSSING
Depot building at Prides Crossing in 2013
Location	600 Hale Street Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°33′34″N 70°49′32″W / 42.5594°N 70.8255°W / 42.5594; -70.8255Coordinates: 42°33′34″N 70°49′32″W / 42.5594°N 70.8255°W / 42.5594; -70.8255
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Newburyport/Rockport Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	20 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Montserrat toward North Station Newburyport/Rockport Line Beverly Farms toward Rockport

Prides Crossing is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line, located in the village of Prides Crossing in Beverly, Massachusetts. The station sees limited service, with three to four trains stopping each direction on weekdays and none on weekends. (Full-service Beverly Farms station is just 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the east).

Although the former depot building is still in place, it is occupied by a private business; current station facilities are limited. A platform is present on the outbound side only; inbound passengers must cross the outbound track on a small asphalt patch. Prides Crossing is not handicapped accessible.

With just 20 inbound riders per day by a 2013 count, Prides Crossing is the third-lowest-ridership station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system, ahead of only Plimptonville and Silver Hill.

In March 1845, the Eastern Railroad received permission to build a branch line from Beverly to Gloucester. The Gloucester Branch opened to Manchester on August 3, 1847, and to Gloucester on December 1.Prides station opened in 1880; sometime between then and 1899, a wooden station building was constructed. At some point, the station's name was changed to Prides Crossing.

The Eastern Railroad became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in 1885. On January 18, 1965, the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began subsidizing service. The MBTA bought most B&M commuter assets, including the Gloucester Branch, on December 27, 1976.