South Weymouth (MBTA station)

SOUTH WEYMOUTH
An outbound train at South Weymouth station in 2013
Location	89 Trotter Road Weymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°09′17″N 70°57′12″W / 42.1548°N 70.9533°W / 42.1548; -70.9533Coordinates: 42°09′17″N 70°57′12″W / 42.1548°N 70.9533°W / 42.1548; -70.9533
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Kingston/Plymouth Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	539 spaces ($4.00 fee) 9 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1845 September 29, 1997
Closed	June 30, 1959
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	532 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Braintree toward South Station Kingston/Plymouth Line Abington toward Kingston or Plymouth

South Weymouth is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Plymouth/Kingston Line, located on the west side of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station in the South Weymouth village of Weymouth, Massachusetts.

South Weymouth station opened along with on the Old Colony Railroad in 1845. The railroad built a small wood-frame depot, which served as the station facilities for the next 114 years. The line closed on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway. The building was used by a drywall company for two decades. It was bought in 2001; in 2005, the entire building was placed on jacks and rotated from its original location to face Pond Street. The building was initially used as a general store, then as a sports memorabilia shop beginning in 2010.

The MBTA began restoring the Old Colony Lines for commuter service in the 1990s. The new South Weymouth station was located south of the town center and the old station on land formerly part of South Weymouth Naval Air Station. The station opened along with the Kingston/Plymouth Line and the Middleborough/Lakeville Line on September 29, 1997.