West Gloucester station
West Gloucester station serves as a stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Newburyport/Rockport Line, situated near Massachusetts Route 133 (Essex Road) in the western part of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
History
The Gloucester Branch Railroad began operations in 1847, initially with stops exclusively at and .[1] Additional stations, including West Gloucester, were introduced subsequently. By 1872, West Gloucester station was in service, and by 1884 it featured a modest depot located on the southern side of the tracks.[2] This structure was removed prior to 1977.
On January 30, 1981, West Gloucester station was closed due to significant budget reductions; however, the nearby Harbor station, which had opened in 1977, remained operational.[3] After a fire in November 1984 severely damaged the Salem-Beverly drawbridge, the line ceased operations on January 7, 1985. When train service restarted on December 1, 1985, West Gloucester station reopened while Harbor station did not.
Service between West Gloucester and Rockport was replaced indefinitely by bus transit starting April 29, 2020, as a result of the deteriorating condition of the Gloucester Drawbridge.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name The MBTA declared in June that this suspension would continue until the bridge replacement project was finished.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Rail operations resumed across the new bridge on May 23, 2022.[4]
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