North Quincy station
Rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Quincy station is an MBTA subway Red Line station in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located in North Quincy, off Hancock Street (Route 3A). A major park-and-ride stop, it has over 1200 parking spaces for commuters. The station is fully accessible.
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Location | Hancock Street at West Squantum Street Quincy, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.2758°N 71.0302°W / 42.2758; -71.0302 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Braintree Branch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 210, 211, 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 1206 spaces ($5.00 daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 43 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 1, 1971[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 8,428 (weekday average boardings)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It opened in 1971 along with Wollaston and Quincy Center as the first section of the South Shore Line section of the Red Line. It is the only one of the four Red Line stations in Quincy not located at a former Old Colony Railroad station site; the Old Colony served Atlantic and Norfolk Downs stations short distances away.