Prides Crossing station

PRIDES CROSSING
Depot building at Prides Crossing in 2013
Location	600 Hale Street Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°33′34″N 70°49′32″W / 42.5594°N 70.8255°W / 42.5594; -70.8255Coordinates: 42°33′34″N 70°49′32″W / 42.5594°N 70.8255°W / 42.5594; -70.8255
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Newburyport/Rockport Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	20 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Montserrat toward North Station Newburyport/Rockport Line Beverly Farms toward Rockport

Prides Crossing station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Beverly, Massachusetts. Located in the village of Prides Crossing, it serves the Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station sees limited service, with three to four trains stopping each direction on weekdays and none on weekends (the full-service Beverly Farms station is just 0.7 miles (1.1 km) 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 station and Silver Hill station.

In 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.

The Eastern Railroad became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in 1885. On January 18, 1965, the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began subsidizing service. The MBTA bought most B&M commuter assets, including the Gloucester Branch, on December 27, 1976.