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{{short description|Railway station in Canton, Massachusetts, US}}
{{Infobox Station
{{Infobox Station
| style=MBTA
| style = MBTA
| name = Canton Junction
| name=CANTON JUNCTION
| image=Canton Junction station from Beaumont Street, April 2016.JPG
| image = Canton Junction station from Beaumont Street, April 2016.JPG
| image_caption=Canton Junction station in April 2016
| image_caption = Canton Junction station in April 2016
| address=Beaumont Street at Sherman Street<br />[[Canton, Massachusetts]]
| address = Beaumont Street at Sherman Street
| borough = [[Canton, Massachusetts]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42.1628|-71.1537 |format=dms |display=inline,title |type:railwaystation_region:US-MA}}
| coordinates = {{coord|42.1628|-71.1537|display=inline,title |type:railwaystation_region:US-MA}}
| line=[[Northeast Corridor]]<br>[[Stoughton Branch]]
| line = [[Attleboro Line]] ([[Northeast Corridor]])<br />[[Stoughton Branch]]
| other=
| other =
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s<br />1 [[island platform]]
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s<br />1 [[island platform]]
| levels=
| levels =
| tracks=2 ([[Northeast Corridor]])<br />2 ([[Stoughton Branch]])
| tracks = 2 (Northeast Corridor)<br />2 (Stoughton Branch)
| parking=764 spaces ($4.00 fee)<br />11 accessible spaces
| parking = 764 spaces ($4.00 fee)
| bicycle=
| bicycle =
| passengers = 1,115 (weekday average boardings)<ref name=CRcounts>{{MBTA CR 2018}}</ref>
| baggage_check=
| pass_year = 2018
| passengers=1,008 (daily inbound average)<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref>
| opened = 1835
| pass_year=2013
| closed =
| pass_percent=
| rebuilt = 1892
| pass_system=
| accessible = yes
| opened=1892
| zone = 3
| closed=
| former = Canton
| rebuilt=
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MBTA
| ADA=yes
|line1=Providence/Stoughton|left1=Sharon|right1=Route 128|to-left1=Wickford Junction
| code=
|line2=Providence/Stoughton|left2=Canton Center|right2=Route 128|to-left2=Stoughton
| owned=[[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]
}}
| zone=3
| other_services_header = Former services
| former=Canton
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| services=
| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations|system=MBTA|line=South Coast Rail|left=Canton Center|right=Route 128|note-mid=Phase 2 (2030)}}
{{s-rail|title=MBTA}}
| other_services2_header = Proposed services
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Providence/Stoughton|previous=Sharon|next=Route 128|type=Providence|type2=Stoughton|rowsmid=2|rows2=3}}
| other_services2_collapsible = yes
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Providence/Stoughton|previous=Canton Center|next=Route 128|type=Stoughton|hidemid=yes|hide2=yes}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=South Coast Rail|previous=Canton Center|next=Route 128|hide2=yes|notemid=Phase 2<br />2030 (proposed)}}
|system1=MBTA|line1=Foxboro event Boston|left1=Sharon|right1=Route 128|note-mid1=1989–1994
| other_services_header = Former services
|system2=New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad|line2=Shore Line Railway (Connecticut)|left2=Sharon|right2=Route 128
| other_services_collapsible = yes
|line3=Stoughton Branch|left3=Canton|right3=
| other_services =
}}
{{s-rail|title=NYNH&H}}
| mapframe = yes
{{s-line|system=NYNH&H|line=Shore Line|previous=Sharon|next=Route 128}}
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rcr|MBTA|rail}}
{{s-line|system=NYNH&H|line=Stoughton Branch|previous=Canton|next=}}
}}
}}


'''Canton Junction station''' is an [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] station in [[Canton, Massachusetts]]. It serves the [[Providence/Stoughton Line]], and is planned for future service on the [[South Coast Rail]] line. It is located slightly north of the [[Canton Viaduct]] and west of downtown Canton.
'''Canton Junction station''' is an [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] [[train station|station]] in [[Canton, Massachusetts]]. It serves the [[Providence/Stoughton Line]], and is planned for future service on the [[South Coast Rail]] line. It is located slightly north of the [[Canton Viaduct]] and west of downtown Canton.


At Canton Junction, the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line splits from the [[Northeast Corridor]] and runs southeast to [[Stoughton, Massachusetts]]. The Providence section of the line follows the Northeast Corridor south to [[Providence, Rhode Island]] and beyond.
At Canton Junction, the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line splits from the [[Northeast Corridor]] and runs southeast to [[Stoughton, Massachusetts]]. The Providence section of the line follows the Northeast Corridor south to [[Providence, Rhode Island]] and beyond.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Canton Junction station building from Sherman Street, September 2012.jpg|thumb|left|The 1892-built station building]]
[[File:Canton Junction station building from Sherman Street, September 2012.jpg|thumb|left|The 1893-built station building]]
Canton Junction opened with the [[Boston and Providence Railroad]] in 1835; the Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. The current station building was designed by [[Bradford Lee Gilbert]] in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style and built by the [[Old Colony Railroad]] in 1892. It became part of the [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] a year later in 1893.<ref>[http://www.lightlink.com/sglap3/massachusetts/norfolkco.html Existing Railroad Stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts]</ref>
'''Canton''' station opened with the [[Boston and Providence Railroad]] in 1835; the Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. Around 1879, [[Canton Center station|South Canton station]] was renamed Canton to reflect its position nearer the village center, while Canton station was renamed '''Canton Junction'''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/reportboarddire01limigoog/page/n117 |title=Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation for the Year Ending September 30, 1879 |page=8 |publisher=Boston and Providence Railroad |year=1879}}</ref>


The current station building was designed by [[Bradford Lee Gilbert]] in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style. Construction was begun by the [[Old Colony Railroad]] in 1892. It became part of the [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] in March 1893; the new station opened on April 19.<ref name=depots>{{cite book |title=A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses |last=Roy |first=John H. Jr. |publisher=Branch Line Press |year=2007 |isbn=9780942147087 |page=137}}</ref>
The massive footbridge, built around 2000, showed significant rust and damage to concrete by 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2015/08/07/canton-junction-conditions/ |title=Frustrations mount over conditions at Canton Junction |date=August 7, 2015 |newspaper=Canton Citizen |first=Jay |last=Turner |accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref> Keolis (the commuter rail contract operator) begin major repairs on the footbridge in 2016; however, the company failed to obtain the proper building permits. Construction was suspended in March 2017 with the western ramp and stairs still closed; passengers had to detour on foot over the Spaulding Street bridge to access the Providence-bound platform and the Jackson Street parking lot.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325193839/http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line |archivedate=March 25, 2017 |title=Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line |date=March 18, 2017 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |url=http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line#details}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://town.canton.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=364 |archivedate=June 10, 2017 |title=Canton Junction Ramp |date=June 10, 2017 |publisher=Town of Canton |url=http://town.canton.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=364}}</ref> Construction resumed in July 2017 and was completed in August.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722054008/http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&advistory=true&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line |archivedate=July 22, 2017 |title=Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line |date=July 20, 2017 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |url=http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line}}</ref>

From 1989 to 1994, Boston–{{bts|Foxboro}} trains for events at [[Foxboro Stadium]] operated over the Northeast Corridor, with intermediate stops including Canton Junction.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94244374/the-boston-globe/ |title=The latest words from the streets |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=September 18, 1989 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com |first=Jerry |last=Ackerman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94091470/the-boston-globe/ |title=How to get to the game |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=December 4, 1994 |page=63 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Boston–Foxboro service was rerouted over the [[Franklin Line]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94091398/the-boston-globe/ |title=How to get to the game |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=September 10, 1995 |page=93 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The massive footbridge, built around 2000, showed significant rust and damage to concrete by 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2015/08/07/canton-junction-conditions/ |title=Frustrations mount over conditions at Canton Junction |date=August 7, 2015 |newspaper=Canton Citizen |first=Jay |last=Turner |access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> Keolis (the commuter rail contract operator) began major repairs on the footbridge in 2016; however, the company failed to obtain the proper building permits. Construction was suspended in March 2017 with the western ramp and stairs still closed; passengers had to detour on foot over the Spaulding Street bridge to access the Providence-bound platform and the Jackson Street parking lot.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325193839/http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |title=Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line |date=March 18, 2017 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |url=http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line#details}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619001734/http://town.canton.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=364 |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |title=Canton Junction Ramp |date=June 10, 2017 |publisher=Town of Canton |url=http://town.canton.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=364 |access-date=June 10, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Construction resumed in July 2017 and was completed in August.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722054008/http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&advistory=true&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line |archive-date=July 22, 2017 |title=Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line |date=July 20, 2017 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |url=http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=cr&route=Providence%2FStoughton+Line}}</ref>


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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Galvin | first=Edward D. | title=A History of Canton Junction | date=1987 | location=Brunswick, Maine | publisher=Distributed by Sculpin Publications | oclc=17939563 | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcantonj00galv/page/n0}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/stations/?stopId=37 MBTA - Canton Junction]
*[http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/stations/?stopId=37 MBTA - Canton Junction]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.163742,-71.1535&spn=0.003937,0.013518&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.163742,-71.1535&panoid=i7uiAw5YtaOVy-ajado8Cw&cbp=12,194.5,,0,-4.07 Station from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.163742,-71.1535&spn=0.003937,0.013518&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.163742,-71.1535&panoid=i7uiAw5YtaOVy-ajado8Cw&cbp=12,194.5,,0,-4.07 Station from Google Maps Street View]
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 26 September 2024

Canton Junction
Canton Junction station in April 2016
General information
LocationBeaumont Street at Sherman Street
Canton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°09′46″N 71°09′13″W / 42.1628°N 71.1537°W / 42.1628; -71.1537
Line(s)Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor)
Stoughton Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks2 (Northeast Corridor)
2 (Stoughton Branch)
Construction
Parking764 spaces ($4.00 fee)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1835
Rebuilt1892
Previous namesCanton
Passengers
20181,115 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Sharon Providence/​Stoughton Line Route 128
Canton Center
toward Stoughton
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Sharon
toward Foxboro
Foxboro event service
1989–1994
Route 128
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Sharon
toward New Haven
Shore Line Route 128
toward Boston
Canton
toward Taunton
Stoughton Branch Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Canton Center South Coast Rail
Phase 2 (2030)
Route 128
Location
Map

Canton Junction station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Canton, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line, and is planned for future service on the South Coast Rail line. It is located slightly north of the Canton Viaduct and west of downtown Canton.

At Canton Junction, the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line splits from the Northeast Corridor and runs southeast to Stoughton, Massachusetts. The Providence section of the line follows the Northeast Corridor south to Providence, Rhode Island and beyond.

History

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The 1893-built station building

Canton station opened with the Boston and Providence Railroad in 1835; the Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. Around 1879, South Canton station was renamed Canton to reflect its position nearer the village center, while Canton station was renamed Canton Junction.[2]

The current station building was designed by Bradford Lee Gilbert in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Construction was begun by the Old Colony Railroad in 1892. It became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in March 1893; the new station opened on April 19.[3]

From 1989 to 1994, Boston–Foxboro trains for events at Foxboro Stadium operated over the Northeast Corridor, with intermediate stops including Canton Junction.[4][5] Boston–Foxboro service was rerouted over the Franklin Line in 1995.[6]

The massive footbridge, built around 2000, showed significant rust and damage to concrete by 2015.[7] Keolis (the commuter rail contract operator) began major repairs on the footbridge in 2016; however, the company failed to obtain the proper building permits. Construction was suspended in March 2017 with the western ramp and stairs still closed; passengers had to detour on foot over the Spaulding Street bridge to access the Providence-bound platform and the Jackson Street parking lot.[8][9] Construction resumed in July 2017 and was completed in August.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation for the Year Ending September 30, 1879. Boston and Providence Railroad. 1879. p. 8.
  3. ^ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780942147087.
  4. ^ Ackerman, Jerry (September 18, 1989). "The latest words from the streets". Boston Globe. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "How to get to the game". Boston Globe. December 4, 1994. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "How to get to the game". Boston Globe. September 10, 1995. p. 93 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Turner, Jay (August 7, 2015). "Frustrations mount over conditions at Canton Junction". Canton Citizen. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Canton Junction Ramp". Town of Canton. June 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Commuter Rail Service Alerts: Providence/Stoughton Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017.

Further reading

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