Wollaston station

Wollaston
An inbound train leaving Wollaston in November 2020
General information
Location	Newport Avenue and Beale Street Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′56″N 71°01′10″W / 42.265638°N 71.01953°W / 42.265638; -71.01953
Line(s)	Braintree Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (Red Line) 1 (Commuter Rail)
Connections	MBTA bus: 211
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	550 spaces ($6.00 fee on weekdays)
Bicycle facilities	88 spaces in "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage ~20 outside spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 1845 (original station) September 1, 1971 (rapid transit)[1]
Closed	June 30, 1959 (original station)
Rebuilt	January 8, 2018–August 16, 2019
Previous names	Wollaston Heights (former station)
Passengers
2013	4,624 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station North Quincy toward Alewife Red Line Quincy Center toward Braintree
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Norfolk Downs toward Boston Boston–​Braintree Quincy toward Braintree
Location

Wollaston station is a rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts. Located in the Wollaston neighborhood, it serves the MBTA's Red Line. It was opened in September 1971 as the second of three stations in the original South Shore Extension, replacing a mainline rail station which had been located there from 1845 to 1959. Wollaston station was closed from January 8, 2018, to August 16, 2019, for renovations to the station, including flood mitigation and accessibility improvements.