List of MBTA Commuter Rail stations

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Geographic and stylized maps of the MBTA Commuter Rail system

The MBTA Commuter Rail is the commuter rail system for the Greater Boston metropolitan area of Massachusetts. It is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR).[1] As of the first quarter of 2013, it was the sixth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States with an average weekday ridership of 127,500.[2] There are currently 137 stations on 12 lines, with one additional station used only for special events at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.[3][4]

The system's routes span the eastern third of Massachusetts and the northern half of Rhode Island. They stretch from Newburyport in the north to North Kingstown, Rhode Island in the south, and reach as far west as Worcester and Fitchburg. There are plans to expand the area covered by the Commuter Rail further into Rhode Island to the south as well as into New Hampshire to the north.[5][6]

The system is split into two parts, with lines north of Boston having a terminus at North Station and lines south of Boston having a terminus at South Station. There is no direct connection between the two stations, but travel is made possible by transferring to the MBTA's subway system.[3][4] This lack of direct connection could be alleviated by the proposed (but currently shelved) North-South Rail Link which would build a tunnel connecting the two terminals.[7]

Currently, there are several extensions of the Commuter Rail system under construction or in the planning stages. The extension of service from Providence further into Rhode Island opened to T. F. Green Airport In December 2010 and to Wickford Junction in April 2012.[5] The Fairmount Line is undergoing a major rehabilitation that includes the construction of four new stations in Boston; the first three of these opened in November 2012 and July 2013. Construction work on a new western terminus of the Fitchburg Line at Wachusett Station has started.[8] Planning work on the South Coast Rail project to restore service to Fall River and New Bedford is continuing with bridge work already started,[9] and proposed extensions of commuter rail service to Nashua, New Hampshire via the Lowell Line and Plaistow, New Hampshire via the Haverhill Line are in the planning stages.[6][10]

Key

Station Indicates the MBTA's official name for the station. If the station is handicap accessible in some way, a wheelchair symbol appears next to the station name. (See MBTA accessibility for further details.)
Line Indicates the lines that stop at the given station. A bold line designation indicates that the station is a terminus for that line.
Connections Denotes any links to the MBTA's subway, streetcar, or bus rapid transit lines, to other busses, to Amtrak trains, or to the CapeFLYER at the station.
City/neighborhood Identifies the municipality (or for Boston, the neighborhood) in which the station is located.
Fare zone Identifies which of the eleven fare zones the station is in. The zones are 1A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, with Zone 1A being the closest to North Station and South Station, and Zone 10 being the farthest.[11]
Station info A link to the station's information on http://mbta.com.

Stations

Station[12] Line[12] Connections[12] City/neighborhood Fare zone[12] Station info
South Station
  MBTA Bus (4, 7, 11, 448, 449, 459)
Boston 1A Link
JFK/UMass
  MBTA Bus (5, 8, 16, 41)
Dorchester 1A Link
Quincy Center
  MBTA Bus (210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 225, 230, 236, 238, 245)
Quincy 1 Link
Weymouth Landing/East Braintree
  MBTA Bus (225)
Weymouth 2 Link
East Weymouth
  MBTA Bus (222)
Weymouth 2 Link
West Hingham Hingham 3 Link
Nantasket Junction Hingham 4 Link
Cohasset Cohasset 4 Link
North Scituate Scituate 5 Link
Greenbush Scituate 6 Link
Braintree
  MBTA Bus (230, 236)
Braintree 2 Link
Holbrook/Randolph
  MBTA Bus (238, 240H)
Randolph 3 Link
Montello
  MBTA Bus (230)
Brockton 4 Link
Brockton Brockton 4 Link
Campello Brockton 5 Link
Bridgewater Bridgewater 6 Link
Middleborough/Lakeville Lakeville 8 Link
South Weymouth Weymouth 3 Link
Abington Abington 4 Link
Whitman Whitman 5 Link
Hanson Hanson 6 Link
Halifax Halifax 7 Link
Kingston/Route 3 Kingston 8 Link
Plymouth Plymouth 8 Link
Newmarket
  MBTA Bus (8, 10, 16, CT3)
Boston 1A Link
Uphams Corner
  MBTA Bus (15, 16, 41, 191)
Dorchester 1A Link
Four Corners/Geneva Ave
  MBTA Bus (19, 23)
Dorchester 1A Link
Talbot Ave
  MBTA Bus (22)
Dorchester 1A Link
Morton Street
  MBTA Bus (21, 26)
Mattapan 1A Link
Fairmount
  MBTA Bus (24)
Hyde Park 1A Link
Readville
  MBTA Bus (32, 33)
Hyde Park 2 Link
Back Bay
  MBTA Bus (10, 39, 170)
Boston 1A Link
Ruggles
  MBTA Bus (CT2, CT3, 8, 15, 19, 22, 23, 28, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47)
Roxbury Crossing 1A Link
Hyde Park
  MBTA Bus (32, 33, 50)
Hyde Park 1 Link
Route 128 Westwood 2 Link
Canton Junction Canton 3 Link
Canton Center Canton 3 Link
Stoughton Stoughton 4 Link
Sharon Sharon 4 Link
Mansfield GATRA (140) Mansfield 6 Link
Attleboro GATRA (10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18) Attleboro 7 Link
South Attleboro RIPTA (1, 35)

GATRA (11, 16, 24)

Attleboro 7 Link
Providence

RIPTA (R-Line, 50, 5, 56, 57)

Providence, Rhode Island 8 Link
T.F. Green Airport RIPTA (1, 8, 14, 20) Warwick, Rhode Island 9 Link
Wickford Junction RIPTA (66) North Kingstown, Rhode Island 10 Link
Foxboro Foxboro special
events
only[13]
Link
Endicott Dedham 2 Link
Dedham Corporate Center
  MBTA Bus (34E)
Dedham 2 Link
Islington Westwood 3 Link
Norwood Depot Norwood 3 Link
Norwood Central
  MBTA Bus (34E)
Norwood 3 Link
Windsor Gardens Norwood 4 Link
Plimptonville Walpole 4 Link
Walpole Walpole 4 Link
Norfolk GATRA (Medway "T" Shuttle) Norfolk 5 Link
Franklin/Dean College GATRA (Franklin Area Bus) Franklin 6 Link
Forge Park/495 GATRA (Bellingham "T" Shuttle) Franklin 6 Link
Forest Hills
  MBTA Bus (16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51, 192)
Jamaica Plain 1A Link
Roslindale Village
  MBTA Bus (14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51, 192)
Roslindale 1 Link
Bellevue
  MBTA Bus (35, 36, 37, 38)
West Roxbury 1 Link
Highland
  MBTA Bus (35, 36, 37, 38)
West Roxbury 1 Link
West Roxbury
  MBTA Bus (35, 36, 37, 38)
West Roxbury 1 Link
Hersey Needham 2 Link
Needham Junction
  MBTA Bus (59)
Needham 2 Link
Needham Center
  MBTA Bus (59)
Needham 2 Link
Needham Heights
  MBTA Bus (59)
Needham 2 Link
Yawkey
  MBTA Bus (8, 19, 60, 65)

At Kenmore:

  Green Line (B, C, D)
  MBTA Bus (57, 57A)
Boston 1A Link
Newtonville
  MBTA Bus (59, 553, 554, 556)
Newton 1 Link
West Newton
  MBTA Bus (553, 554)
Newton 2 Link
Auburndale
  MBTA Bus (505, 558)
Auburndale 2 Link
Wellesley Farms Wellesley 3 Link
Wellesley Hills Wellesley 3 Link
Wellesley Square Wellesley 3 Link
Natick Center MWRTA (10, 11, Natick Commuter Shuttle) Natick 4 Link
West Natick MWRTA (10, 11) Natick 4 Link
Framingham

MWRTA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Framingham 5 Link
Ashland Ashland 6 Link
Southborough Southborough 6 Link
Westborough Westborough 7 Link
Grafton Grafton 8 Link
Worcester

WRTA
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Greyhound Lines

Worcester 8 Link
North Station
  MBTA Bus (4)
Boston 1A Link
Porter
  MBTA Bus (77, 77A, 83, 87, 96)
Cambridge 1A Link
Belmont Center
  MBTA Bus (74, 75, 72/75)
Belmont 1 Link
Waverley
  MBTA Bus (73, 554)
Belmont 1 Link
Waltham
  MBTA Bus (70, 70A, 170, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558)

128BC Waltham Shuttle

Waltham 2 Link
Brandeis/Roberts
  MBTA Bus (553)
Waltham 2 Link
Kendal Green Weston 3 Link
Hastings Weston 3 Link
Silver Hill Weston 3 Link
Lincoln Lincoln 4 Link
Concord Concord 5 Link
West Concord Concord 5 Link
South Acton Clock Tower Shuttle

MinuteVan

Acton 6 Link
Littleton/Route 495 Littleton 7 Link
Ayer Ayer 8 Link
Shirley Shirley 8 Link
North Leominster MART (1, 3) Leominster 8 Link
Fitchburg MART (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, MWCC/Commuter Rail Bus, Boston Shuttle, Worcester Shuttle, Wachusett Mountain shuttle) Fitchburg 8 Link
West Medford
  MBTA Bus (80, 94, 95, 326)
Medford 1A Link
Wedgemere Winchester 1 Link
Winchester Center
  MBTA Bus (134)
Winchester 1 Link
Mishawum Woburn 2 Link
Anderson RTC

Logan Express

Woburn 2 Link
Wilmington LRTA Wilmington 3 Link
North Billerica North Billerica 5 Link
Lowell LRTA

MVRTA (41)
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Sunshine Travel bus

Lowell 6 Link
Malden Center
  MBTA Bus (97, 99, 101, 104, 105, 106, 108, 131, 132, 136, 137, 411, 430)
Malden 1A Link
Wyoming Hill
  MBTA Bus (131, 132, 136, 137)
Melrose 1 Link
Melrose/Cedar Park
  MBTA Bus (106, 131, 136, 137)
Melrose 1 Link
Melrose Highlands
  MBTA Bus (106, 131, 136, 137)
Melrose 1 Link
Greenwood
  MBTA Bus (136, 137)
Wakefield 2 Link
Wakefield
  MBTA Bus (136, 137)
Wakefield 2 Link
Reading
  MBTA Bus (136, 137)
Reading 2 Link
North Wilmington Wilmington 3 Link
Ballardvale Andover 4 Link
Andover MVRTA (32) Andover 5 Link
Lawrence MVRTA (33, Boston Commuter Service) Lawrence 6 Link
Bradford Bradford 7 Link
Haverhill

MVRTA (01, 13, 14, 15, 18, 51, 73, 83)

Haverhill 7 Link
Chelsea
  MBTA Bus (111, 112, 114, 116, 117)
Chelsea 1A Link
River Works Lynn 2 Link
Lynn
  MBTA Bus (426, 426W, 429, 431, 435, 436, 439, 441, 442, 455, 456, 459)
Lynn 2 Link
Swampscott
  MBTA Bus (441, 442, 455, 459)
Swampscott 3 Link
Salem
  MBTA Bus (450, 450W, 451, 455, 456, 459, 465)
Salem 3 Link
Beverly Depot
  MBTA Bus (451)

CATA (Yellow Line—Beverly Shuttle)

Beverly 4 Link
North Beverly
  MBTA Bus (451)
Beverly 5 Link
Hamilton/Wenham Hamilton 5 Link
Ipswich CATA (Purple Line) Ipswich 6 Link
Rowley Rowley 7 Link
Newburyport MVRTA (54, Newburyport Summer Shuttle) Newburyport 8 Link
Montserrat Beverly 4 Link
Prides Crossing Beverly 5 Link
Beverly Farms Beverly 5 Link
Manchester Manchester 6 Link
West Gloucester Gloucester 7 Link
Gloucester CATA (Yellow Line, Orange Line, Blue Line, Green Line, Red Line, Purple Line) Gloucester 7 Link
Rockport CATA (Blue Line, Green Line, Red Line) Rockport 8 Link

Future stations

The following stations are in design or under construction:

Station Line Connections City Fare zone Status Planned opening Refs
Blue Hill Avenue Boston 1A Design June 2017 [14]
North Easton North Easton/Stoughton TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Easton Village North Easton TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Raynham Park Raynham TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Taunton Taunton TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Taunton Depot East Taunton TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
King's Highway New Bedford TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Whale's Tooth New Bedford TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Freetown Freetown TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Fall River Fall River TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Battleship Cove Fall River TBA Planning TBA [15][16]
Boston Landing Boston 1A Construction Late 2016 [17]
West Station Boston TBA Planning 2020 [18]
Wachusett Fitchburg 9 Construction Fall 2016 [8]

References

  1. Bierman, Noah (January 6, 2010). "Commuter rail contractor wins extension". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  2. "Public Transit Ridership Report, First Quarter 2013" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved 12 March 2013..
  3. 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics – Twelfth Edition 2009" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2009. p. 80. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Commuter Rail Maps and Schedules". MBTA.com. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  5. 1 2 Gelbwasser, Michael (September 11, 2009). "It'll be 'T' to Green". The Sun Chronicle. Attleboro, Massachusetts: United Communications Corporation. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Ireland, Doug (September 14, 2010). "Plaistow wants to get rail project on track". The Eagle-Tribune. North Andover, Massachusetts: Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  7. "Capital Investment Program" (pdf). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 18, 2005. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Project: Project Update" (PDF). January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. Welker, Grant (May 18, 2010). "Work on South Coast Rail set to begin in fall". Taunton Daily Gazette. Taunton, Massachusetts: GateHouse Media. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  10. Ward, Peter (February 12, 2005). "Lowell's Nashua rail plan on track". The Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts: MediaNews Group. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  11. "Commuter Rail Fares & Passes". MBTA.com. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Commuter Rail Maps and Schedules". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  13. Mortimer, Frank (September 30, 2010). "Not all aboard yet for MBTA stop near stadium". The Foxboro Reporter. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  14. "Blue Hill Ave Station Design Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "FAQs - South Coast Rail: What is the timeline for the project, and when will service start?". 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "SCR Station Map - South Coast Rail". 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  17. Powers, Martine (30 May 2014). "Brighton rail station opening pushed back to 2016". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  18. Dungca, Nicole (30 September 2014). "New transit station to connect Allston to downtown". Boston Globe. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

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