Walpole (MBTA station)

WALPOLE
Walpole Union Station in April 2010
Location	275 West Street Walpole, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°08′43″N 71°15′29″W / 42.1453°N 71.2581°W / 42.1453; -71.2581Coordinates: 42°08′43″N 71°15′29″W / 42.1453°N 71.2581°W / 42.1453; -71.2581
Line(s)	Franklin Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	343 spaces ($4.00 fee) 4 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	April 23, 1849
Rebuilt	1883
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	945 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Norfolk toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Plimptonville toward South Station
Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Built	1883
Architectural style	Victorian eclectic
NRHP Reference #	16000139
Added to NRHP	April 5, 2016

Walpole (Union Station) is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, located near Elm Street (MA-27) and Main Street (MA-1A) in downtown Walpole, Massachusetts. The Victorian eclectic station was built in 1883 for the Old Colony Railroad and the New York and New England Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

The Walpole Railroad was chartered on April 16, 1846 to run from Walpole to Dedham, where it would meet the Boston and Providence Railroad's Dedham Branch. The Norfolk County Railroad was chartered on April 24, 1847 to run from Walpole to Blackstone; it absorbed the unbuilt Walpole Railroad that July. The Norfolk County Railroad opened from Dedham to Walpole on April 23, 1849, and to Blackstone on May 16. The station was located on East Street at Glenwood Avenue, just north of the town common.

In 1855 and after 1867, the line had more direct service to Boston via the Midland Branch. In 1875, after passing through several companies, it was taken over by the New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE).

The Mansfield and Framingham Railroad opened between its namesake cities through Walpole on May 1, 1870. The station was located south of the crossing with the Norfolk County line, near West Street. The line was acquired by the Old Colony Railroad in 1879.