Prides Crossing

Prides Crossing is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line, located in the village of Prides Crossing in Beverly, Massachusetts. The station sees limited service, with three to four trains stopping each direction on weekdays and none on weekends. (Full-service Beverly Farms station is just to the east).Although the former depot building is still in place, it is occupied by a private business; current station facilities are limited. A platform is present on the outbound side only; inbound passengers must cross the outbound track on a small asphalt patch. Prides Crossing is not handicapped accessible.With just 20 inbound riders per day by a 2013 count, Prides Crossing is the third-lowest-ridership station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system, ahead of only Plimptonville and Silver Hill.HistoryIn March 1845, the Eastern Railroad received permission to build a branch line from Beverly to Gloucester. The Gloucester Branch opened to Manchester on August 3, 1847, and to Gloucester on December 1. Prides station opened in 1880; sometime between then and 1899, a wooden station building was constructed. At some point, the station's name was changed to Prides Crossing.