Montello station

Montello station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts. It serves the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. Located north of downtown Brockton, it has two full-length high-level platforms serving the line's two tracks, and is fully accessible.

History
The Fall River Railroad opened through North Bridgewater (later Brockton) in 1846. It merged in 1854 into the Old Colony and Fall River Railroad, which became the Old Colony Railroad after several name changes.

By 1884, residents and shoe manufacturers in the Huntington Heights area of northern Brockton desired a station. After failing to reach an agreement with an abutting property owner, the railroad took the needed land by eminent domain in April 1884. Construction of Huntington Heights station and freight house began that June. The brick station building was on the west side of the tracks, with the freight house on the east side. The station opened later in 1884.

Residents immediately desired to change the name of the station. Their first choice was "Newburg", but the second choice of "Montello" was chosen instead. The name change took effect on January 15, 1885. A new freight house was built in 1886.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad acquired the Old Colony in 1893. A new passenger shelter designed by Bradford Gilbert and a new freight house were built at Montello around 1896 during the elimination of grade crossings in Brockton.

Montello station closed on June 30, 1959, when all remaining Old Colony Division service ended. A new station opened on September 29, 1997, along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines service.