Montello station

Montello is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts. It serves the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. Located north of downtown Brockton, it has two full-length high-level platforms serving the line's two tracks, and is fully accessible.

Montello
An inbound train arrives at Montello station in 2013
Location	150 Spark Street, Brockton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°06′23″N 71°01′18″W
Line(s)	Middleborough Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 230 BAT: 10, 11
Construction
Parking	425 spaces ($4.00 fee) 12 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	16 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	September 29, 1997[1]
Closed	June 30, 1959 (former station)
Passengers
2018	416 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Holbrook/​Randolph toward South Station Middleborough/​Lakeville Line Brockton toward Middleborough/​Lakeville

History

1880s woodcutting of the former Montello station

The station opened on September 29, 1997 along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines service.[1] A New Haven Railroad station was located at Montello on the Middleborough Main Line until the Old Colony Division closed in 1959. It was renamed from Huntington Heights on January 15, 1885.[3]

References

1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.
2. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
3. Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 17: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.

External links

• MBTA - Montello
• Station from SPARK Street from Google Maps Street View