Abington station should not be confused with Abingdon station.
| Style: | MBTA | ||||||||
| Abington | |||||||||
| Address: | 231 Centre Avenue (Route 123) | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 42.1071°N -70.9345°W | ||||||||
| Line: | Plymouth Branch | ||||||||
| Tracks: | 1 | ||||||||
| Parking: | 405 spaces ($4.00 fee) | ||||||||
| Bicycle: | 8 spaces | ||||||||
| Passengers: | 645 (weekday average boardings) | ||||||||
| Pass Year: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Opened: | 1845 September 29, 1997 | ||||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||||
| Closed: | June 30, 1959 (former station) | ||||||||
| Zone: | 4 | ||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||
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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.
The Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845. Construction of a new brick station building began in 1887 and was completed around August 1888.[1] [2] Passenger service on the line ended on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.[3]
The modern station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 29, 1997.