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The Kingston Line and Middleborough/Lakeville Line are often grouped together as the Old Colony Lines. The lines vary in length from the 9.2-mile (14.8 km) Fairmount Line to the 62.9-mile (101.2 km) Providence/Stoughton Line, with typical lengths in the 25–40-mile (40–64 km) range. [ 3 ]
Kingston station (formerly Kingston/Route 3) is an MBTA Commuter Rail serving the Plymouth/Kingston Line, located off of Massachusetts Route 3 south of downtown Kingston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1997 during the restoration of Old Colony Lines service. Like all stations on the Old Colony Lines, Kingston station is fully accessible.
Plymouth station closed on April 5, 2021, with the line renamed the Kingston Line. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] As part of that schedule change, the regional rail -style service introduced in November 2020 was resumed on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line and added on the Kingston Line. [ 19 ]
Prior to the return of weekend service on the Kingston/Plymouth Line, the MBTA held special weekend service to Plymouth for 2 weekends leading up to the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday. The two trains per day were intended only for tourists going to Plymouth; they did not run on schedules allowing day trips to Boston. [12]
The following stations had MBTA-subsidized service at one point, but are no longer served by the MBTA. Most were closed between 1967 and 1981, as four limited-service lines and a number of low-ridership stations were dropped.
Whitman station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Whitman, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off South Avenue . Parking is available on the south side of South Avenue on both sides of the tracks. The station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 26, 1997.
Hanson station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line , It is located off Main Street ( Massachusetts Route 27 ) in the South Hanson village. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully accessible .
Abington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Abington, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line , and is located off Center Avenue ( MA 123 ). It serves as a park and ride stop for the towns of Abington, Rockland , and Hanover .