Hanson (MBTA station)

Hanson is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Plymouth/Kingston Line, located off Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) in the South Hanson village of Hanson, Massachusetts. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully handicapped accessible.HistoryThe Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street. The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed. The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878. The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959. The former station building remains intact, though unused.On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system. Hanson station was opened at the former South Hanson station site.