West Hingham (MBTA station)

WEST HINGHAM
West Hingham station in November 2007
Location	20 Fort Hill Street Hingham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°14′12.12″N 70°54′11.16″W / 42.2367000°N 70.9031000°W / 42.2367000; -70.9031000Coordinates: 42°14′12.12″N 70°54′11.16″W / 42.2367000°N 70.9031000°W / 42.2367000; -70.9031000
Line(s)	Greenbush Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	214 spaces ($4.00 fee) 7 accessible spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 31, 2007
Closed	June 30, 1959
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	374 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station East Weymouth toward South Station Greenbush Line Nantasket Junction toward Greenbush

West Hingham is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Greenbush Line, located west of downtown Hingham, Massachusetts. It consists of a single side platform serving the line's one track. The station is fully handicapped accessible.

The New Haven Railroad abandoned its remaining Old Colony Division lines on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway. The West Hingham station had been located north of the South Street level crossing.

The MBTA reopened the Greenbush Line on October 31, 2007, with West Hingham station located south of South Street where room for a parking lot was available. A downtown Hingham station was not possible due to the narrow tunnel constructed to avoid level crossings in Hingham Square, so West Hingham and Nantasket Junction stations both serve Hingham.