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The massive footbridge, built around 2000, showed significant rust and damage to concrete by 2015. Keolis (the commuter rail contract operator) began major repairs on the footbridge in 2016; however, the company failed to obtain the proper building permits. Construction was suspended in March 2017
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with the western ramp and stairs still closed; passengers had to detour on foot over the Spaulding Street bridge to access the Providence-bound platform and the Jackson Street parking lot. Construction resumed in July 2017 and was completed in August.
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operated over the Northeast Corridor, with intermediate stops including Canton Junction. Boston–Foxboro service was rerouted over the
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Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation for the Year Ending September 30, 1879
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was renamed Canton to reflect its position nearer the village center, while Canton station was renamed
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At Canton Junction, the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line splits from the
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in 1835; the Stoughton Branch Railroad opened in early 1845. Around 1879,
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This Massachusetts train station–related article is a
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Canton, Massachusetts
42°09′46″N 71°09′13″W / 42.1628°N 71.1537°W / 42.1628; -71.1537
Attleboro Line
Northeast Corridor
Stoughton Branch
side platforms
island platform

MBTA
Sharon
Wickford Junction
Providence/​Stoughton Line
Route 128
South Station
Canton Center
Stoughton

MBTA
Sharon
Foxboro
Foxboro
Route 128
South Station
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Sharon
New Haven
Shore Line
Route 128
Boston

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