West Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line , located off Massachusetts Route 133 (Essex Road) in the west part of Gloucester, Massachusetts .
6-549: When the Gloucester Branch Railroad opened in 1847, there were no stops except Manchester and Gloucester . A number of infill stations were later added; West Gloucester station was open by 1872, and by 1884 had a small depot building on the south side of the track. That building was gone by 1977. West Gloucester station was closed on January 30, 1981, during severe budget cuts; 1977-opened Harbor station 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east remained open. The line
12-658: The Eastern Railroad , which itself was absorbed by the Boston and Maine Railroad . The original passenger station was replaced by a newer station in 1895. Neither survive, but the original freight house is present and used as a community center. West Manchester station, which was located on Boardman Street, was closed in early 1940. When the MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter service, Manchester
18-638: The Sea ) is an MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line station in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts . The station is accessible , with mini-high platforms at the outbound end of the platform. The Gloucester Branch opened from Beverly to Manchester in August 1847. It was extended to Gloucester station in December 1847, and to Rockport in November 1861. The line later passed to
24-418: The closure would continue until the completion of the bridge replacement. Regular service to Rockport over the bridge resumed on May 23, 2022. [REDACTED] Media related to West Gloucester station at Wikimedia Commons This Massachusetts train station–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Manchester station (MBTA) Manchester station (signed as Manchester by
30-455: Was temporarily closed on January 7, 1985, after a November 1984 fire destroyed the drawbridge between Salem and Beverly. When the line reopened on December 1, 1985, West Gloucester was reopened but Harbor remained closed. On April 29, 2020, service between West Gloucester and Rockport was indefinitely replaced by buses due to a failure of the old Gloucester Drawbridge. That June, the MBTA indicated
36-560: Was the northeast limit of its funding district. On January 18, 1965, the Boston & Maine cut Gloucester Branch service back to Manchester. After Gloucester and Rockport reached funding deals to subsidize out-of-district operations, full service was returned to Rockport on June 28, 1965. The 1895-built station was demolished by 1977 and replaced by a laundromat. [REDACTED] Media related to Manchester station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons This Massachusetts train station–related article
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