Canton Center
Canton Center station platform in April 2016
General information
Location	710 Washington Street Canton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°09′26″N 71°08′47″W / 42.1571°N 71.1463°W / 42.1571; -71.1463
Line(s)	Stoughton Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA bus: 716
Construction
Parking	219 spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Previous names	South Canton, Canton
Passengers
2018	470 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Stoughton Terminus Providence/​Stoughton Line Canton Junction toward South Station
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Springdale toward Taunton Stoughton Branch Canton Junction Terminus
Proposed services Preceding station MBTA Following station Stoughton toward Battleship Cove or New Bedford South Coast Rail Phase 2 (2030) Canton Junction toward South Station
Location

Canton Center is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Canton, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line, including most Stoughton Branch service except for evening inbound trains. The station has 1 side platform on the south side of the track west of Washington Street; the platform has a mini-high section for accessibility.

History

The Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. The station near the village center was named South Canton to distinguish it from Canton station on the Boston and Providence Railroad mainline. Around 1879, the branch station was renamed Canton, while the mainline station became Canton Junction.^[2] The Old Colony Railroad constructed a new freight house at Canton in 1891.^[3]

Around 2001, the station was briefly proposed to be closed as part of the South Coast Rail project.^[4]

The station is proposed to be reconstructed as part of Phase 2 of the since-modified project, which will extend the Stoughton Branch south to several South Coast cities in 2030.^[5] Under plans released in 2013, a second track would be added through the station to support increased bidirectional service; two full-length low-level platforms would be built, each with two mini-high platforms for accessibility.^[6] As of 2020^[update], full-length high-level platforms are planned.^[7]