Braintree (MBTA station)

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Braintree Station
Station statistics
Address	Ivory Street between Union and Pearl, Braintree
Lines	MBTA Subway: Red Line MBTA Commuter Rail: Middleborough/Lakeville Line Plymouth/Kingston Line
Parking	1,281 spaces
Bicycle facilities	30 spaces
Other information
Opened	March 22, 1980
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Quincy Center toward South Station Middleborough/Lakeville Line Holbrook/Randolph toward Middleborough / Lakeville Plymouth/Kingston Line South Weymouth toward Kingston or Plymouth Quincy Adams toward Alewife Red Line Braintree Branch Terminus

Braintree Station, located at Ivory and Union Streets in Braintree, Massachusetts 42.207767° N 71.001291° W, is the southernmost station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Red Line. It also is a stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail, Old Colony Lines (MBTA).

The station features a large park and ride garage, with space for 1,281 automobiles. It can be easily reached from Exit 17 off Route 3, a major highway to Cape Cod.

The station opened on March 22, 1980 and is a 30 minute ride from Park Street. Braintree Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

Until 2007, there was a $1.25 exit fare and a $2.50 entry fare to pay for the added routes; when at that time the entry fare for MBTA subway stations was normally $1.25. These surcharges existed at Quincy Adams and Braintree, and similar surcharges existed on other parts of the Braintree Extension at various times.