Stoughton (MBTA station)

STOUGHTON
1888-built Stoughton station building in 2016
Location	45 Wyman Street Stoughton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944Coordinates: 42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Providence/Stoughton Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA Bus
Construction
Parking	333 spaces ($4.00 fee) 10 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1888
Previous names	Stoughton Central
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	1,067 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Terminus Providence/Stoughton Line Canton Center toward South Station North Easton toward Battleship Cove or Whale's Tooth South Coast Rail Phase 2 (2030)
Stoughton Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	53 Wyman Street, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates	42°7′27″N 71°5′58″W / 42.12417°N 71.09944°W / 42.12417; -71.09944
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Architect	Charles Brigham
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	74000384
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1974

Stoughton is a railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has 333 parking spaces to serve local riders and those driving from further south, as Stoughton is close to the Massachusetts Route 24 expressway. Stoughton currently has one platform (split across Wyman Street) serving one track; the platform has a mini-high section for handicapped accessibility.

The original station house was built in 1888 for the Old Colony Railroad Dighton and Somerset Railroad branch and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 21, 1974.

Stoughton station is proposed to be reconstructed as part of Phase 2 of the South Coast Rail project, which will extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities in 2030. A second track would be added through the station to support increased bidrectional service; the two new platforms would be located fully south of Wyman Street so that trains do not block the crossing.

Because of the sharp curve, full-length high-level platforms were originally thought not to be feasible; instead, each platform was to have a 45-foot-long mini-high platform at the southern end.

Under newer plans, the tracks would be moved slightly west south of Wyman Street, so that full-length high-level platforms will be built a block south at Brock Street, connected with an overhead pedestrian bridge. A new parking area with nearly twice the number of spaces would be built; the old right-of-way and parking areas would be redeveloped. The town of Stoughton opposes the plan because it would increase rail traffic though grade crossings in downtown Stoughton.