Hyde Park is a commuter rail station located on the Northeast Corridor in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line and Franklin Line. Most service to Hyde Park is on Providence/Stoughton Line trains; only a small number of Franklin Line trains stop.Hyde Park's two platforms serve the outer tracks of the Northeast Corridor, which is three tracks wide through the station. The station is officially located at 1 Pingree Street; however, both platforms are accessible from the River Street bridge via a pair of lengthy ramps. Both platforms are at track level for most of their lengths; however, short high-level platforms provide handicapped accessibility on both sides.HistoryBoston and Providence RailroadThe Boston and Providence Railroad was built through Hyde Park in 1832-34, but a station was not immediately placed in the area, which was still largely unsettled. Henry Grew moved into the area in 1845 and others followed. Within a few years, "Kenny's Bridge" (at today's River Street) was an unofficial station stop. By 1852, a depot building had been built. Hyde Park was incorporated as a town in 1868; the station was renamed to Hyde Park sometime before 1876. Hyde Park served as a short turn turnback point for B&P trains from 1880 to 1899; before and after this period, the trains ran to Readville.
