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List of MBTA Commuter Rail stations
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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 Keolis. In 2019, it was the sixth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States with an average weekday ridership of 121,700.[1] The system's routes span about 400 miles (640 km) and cover roughly the eastern third of Massachusetts and the northern half of Rhode Island.[2] They stretch from Newburyport in the north to North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in the south, and reach as far west as Worcester and Fitchburg. 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.
As of June 2021, there are 132 active stations on twelve lines, two of which have branches. Five additional stations (Prides Crossing, Hastings, Silver Hill, Plimptonville, and Plymouth) are indefinitely closed, one (Mishawum) temporarily closed, and pilot service to one (Foxboro) temporarily suspended due to service cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two stations (Winchester Center and South Attleboro) are temporarily closed due to structural deterioration. Seven additional stations are under construction, including six as part of the South Coast Rail project; several other stations are planned.
The MBTA was formed in 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter rail service operated by the Boston and Maine Railroad, New York Central Railroad, and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Subsidies began in stages from 1965 to 1973; a number of stations closed in 1965–1967 before service to them was subsidized, of which 26 have not reopened. Contraction continued into the early 1980s; 43 additional stations closed between 1967 and 1981 have not reopened. Expansion of the system began in the late 1970s, including extensions of existing lines and the reopening of several lines discontinued before the MBTA era. Four additional low-ridership stations have closed since 1981, while several others have been relocated.
Key[]
Station | Indicates the MBTA's official name for the station. |
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Indicates whether the station is accessible. (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 MBTA subway and MBTA bus routes, to other bus systems, to Amtrak trains, or to the CapeFLYER at the station. Bus connections in italics indicate that the connecting service does not stop directly at the station, but rather a short distance away. |
City/neighborhood | Identifies the municipality (and 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. |
Daily boardings | Average daily boardings (in both directions) from an April 2018 count. |
Station info | A link to the station's information page on the MBTA website. |
Stations[]
Station | ![]() |
Line | Connections | City/neighborhood | Fare zone[3] | Daily boardings[4] | Station info |
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South Station | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Kingston Line
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Red Line
Silver Line (SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4)
Amtrak: Acela, Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional MBTA bus (4, 7, 11)
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Boston/Downtown | 1A | 28,416 | Link |
JFK/UMass | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Kingston Line
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Red Line
MBTA bus (8, 16, 41)
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Boston/Dorchester | 1A | 362 | Link |
Quincy Center | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Kingston Line
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Red Line
MBTA bus (210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 225, 230, 236, 238, 245)
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Quincy | 1 | 773 | Link |
Weymouth Landing/East Braintree | ![]() |
MBTA bus (225, 226)
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Weymouth | 2 | 507 | Link | |
East Weymouth | ![]() |
MBTA bus (222)
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Weymouth | 2 | 587 | Link | |
West Hingham | ![]() |
— | Hingham | 3 | 325 | Link | |
Nantasket Junction | ![]() |
— | Hingham | 4 | 218 | Link | |
Cohasset | ![]() |
— | Cohasset | 4 | 351 | Link | |
North Scituate | ![]() |
— | Scituate | 5 | 336 | Link | |
Greenbush | ![]() |
GATRA (SLOOP) | Scituate | 6 | 441 | Link | |
Braintree | ![]() |
Kingston Line
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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Red Line
MBTA bus (226, 230, 236)
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Braintree | 2 | 204 | Link |
South Weymouth | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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— | Weymouth | 3 | 581 | Link |
Abington | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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— | Abington | 4 | 645 | Link |
Whitman | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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— | Whitman | 5 | 362 | Link |
Hanson | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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— | Hanson | 6 | 380 | Link |
Halifax | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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— | Halifax | 7 | 276 | Link |
Kingston | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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GATRA (SAIL, Plymouth Area Link) | Kingston | 8 | 657 | Link |
Plymouth | ![]() |
Kingston Line
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GATRA (Plymouth Area Link) | Plymouth | 8 | 21 | Link |
Holbrook/Randolph | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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MBTA bus (238, 240)
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Randolph | 3 | 473 | Link |
Montello | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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MBTA bus (230)
BAT (10, 11) |
Brockton | 4 | 416 | Link |
Brockton | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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BAT (1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14) |
Brockton | 4 | 546 | Link |
Campello | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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BAT (2, 8) | Brockton | 5 | 334 | Link |
Bridgewater | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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— | Bridgewater | 6 | 600 | Link |
Middleborough/Lakeville | ![]() |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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GATRA (Downtown Middleborough Shuttle, Wareham/Middleborough/Lakeville Train Connector) | Lakeville | 8 | 867 | Link |
Newmarket | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (8, 10, 16, CT3)
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Boston/Dorchester | 1A | 75 | Link |
Uphams Corner | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (15, 41, 191)
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Boston/Dorchester | 1A | 151 | Link |
Four Corners/Geneva | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (19, 23)
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Boston/Dorchester | 1A | 245 | Link |
Talbot Avenue | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (22)
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Boston/Dorchester | 1A | 213 | Link |
Morton Street | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (21, 26)
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Boston/Mattapan | 1A | 264 | Link |
Blue Hill Avenue | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (28, 29, 30, 31)
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Boston/Mattapan | 1A | – | Link |
Fairmount | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (24)
At Hyde Park: MBTA bus (32, 33, 50)
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Boston/Hyde Park | 1A | 543 | Link |
Readville | ![]() |
Fairmount Line
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MBTA bus (32, 33)
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Boston/Hyde Park | 2 | 426 | Link |
Back Bay | ![]() |
Amtrak: Acela, Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional MBTA bus (10, 39, 170)
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Boston/Back Bay | 1A | 8,103 | Link | |
Ruggles | ![]() |
Boston/Roxbury Crossing | 1A | 2,640 | Link | ||
Hyde Park | ![]() |
MBTA bus (32, 33, 50, 192)
At Fairmount: MBTA bus (24)
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Boston/Hyde Park | 1 | 526 | Link | |
Route 128 | ![]() |
Amtrak: Acela, Northeast Regional | Westwood | 2 | 1,721 | Link | |
Canton Junction | ![]() |
— | Canton | 3 | 1,115 | Link | |
Canton Center | ![]() |
MBTA bus (716)
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Canton | 3 | 470 | Link | |
Stoughton | ![]() |
BAT (14) | Stoughton | 4 | 917 | Link | |
Sharon | ![]() |
— | Sharon | 4 | 1,308 | Link | |
Mansfield | ![]() |
GATRA (140) | Mansfield | 6 | 1,966 | Link | |
Attleboro | ![]() |
GATRA (10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 24) | Attleboro | 7 | 1,547 | Link | |
South Attleboro | ![]() |
RIPTA (1, 35) | Attleboro | 7 | 1,144 | Link | |
Providence | ![]() |
Amtrak: Acela, Northeast Regional
RIPTA (R-Line, 50, 55, 56, 57, 62) |
Providence, RI | 8 | 2,091 | Link | |
T. F. Green Airport | ![]() |
RIPTA (1, 8, 14, 20) | Warwick, RI | 9 | 227 | Link | |
Wickford Junction | ![]() |
RIPTA (65X, 66) | North Kingstown, RI | 10 | 235 | Link | |
Endicott | — | Dedham | 2 | 256 | Link | ||
Dedham Corporate Center | ![]() |
— | Dedham | 2 | 763 | Link | |
Islington | — | Westwood | 3 | 128 | Link | ||
Norwood Depot | ![]() |
— | Norwood | 3 | 285 | Link | |
Norwood Central | ![]() |
— | Norwood | 3 | 1,041 | Link | |
Windsor Gardens | — | Norwood | 4 | 257 | Link | ||
Plimptonville | — | Walpole | 4 | 12 | Link | ||
Walpole | — | Walpole | 4 | 744 | Link | ||
Foxboro | ![]() |
— | Foxborough | 4 | – | Link | |
Norfolk | ![]() |
GATRA (Medway "T" Shuttle) | Norfolk | 5 | 875 | Link | |
Franklin/Dean College | GATRA (Franklin Area Bus) | Franklin | 6 | 633 | Link | ||
Forge Park/495 | ![]() |
GATRA (Bellingham "T" Shuttles) | Franklin | 6 | 683 | Link | |
Forest Hills | ![]() |
MBTA bus (16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51, 192)
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Boston/Jamaica Plain | 1A | 142 | Link | |
Roslindale Village | ![]() |
MBTA bus (14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51, 192)
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Boston/Roslindale | 1 | 479 | Link | |
Bellevue | ![]() |
MBTA bus (35, 36, 37, 38)
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Boston/West Roxbury | 1 | 340 | Link | |
Highland | ![]() |
MBTA bus (35, 36, 37, 38)
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Boston/West Roxbury | 1 | 394 | Link | |
West Roxbury | ![]() |
MBTA bus (35, 36, 37)
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Boston/West Roxbury | 1 | 444 | Link | |
Hersey | ![]() |
— | Needham | 2 | 525 | Link | |
Needham Junction | ![]() |
MBTA bus (59)
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Needham | 2 | 366 | Link | |
Needham Center | ![]() |
MBTA bus (59)
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Needham | 2 | 224 | Link | |
Needham Heights | ![]() |
MBTA bus (59)
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Needham | 2 | 329 | Link | |
Lansdowne | ![]() |
MBTA bus (8, 19, 60, 65)
At Kenmore: Green Line (B, C, D)
MBTA bus (57, 57A, 193)
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Boston/Fenway-Kenmore | 1A | 1,195 | Link | |
Boston Landing | ![]() |
MBTA bus (64)
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Boston / Allston-Brighton | 1A | 600 | Link | |
Newtonville | MBTA bus (59, 553, 554, 556)
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Newton | 1 | 476 | Link | ||
West Newton | MBTA bus (170, 505, 553, 554)
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Newton | 2 | 256 | Link | ||
Auburndale | MBTA bus (505, 558)
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Newton | 2 | 248 | Link | ||
Wellesley Farms | — | Wellesley | 3 | 298 | Link | ||
Wellesley Hills | — | Wellesley | 3 | 336 | Link | ||
Wellesley Square | — | Wellesley | 3 | 626 | Link | ||
Natick Center | MWRTA (10, 11, Natick Commuter Shuttle) | Natick | 4 | 736 | Link | ||
West Natick | ![]() |
MWRTA (10, 11) | Natick | 4 | 944 | Link | |
Framingham | ![]() |
Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited
MWRTA (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Framingham Commuter Shuttle, Westborough Commuter Shuttle) |
Framingham | 5 | 1,130 | Link | |
Ashland | ![]() |
— | Ashland | 6 | 931 | Link | |
Southborough | ![]() |
Marlborough Commuter Shuttle | Southborough | 6 | 525 | Link | |
Westborough | ![]() |
WRTA (Westborough Commuter Shuttle) | Westborough | 7 | 754 | Link | |
Grafton | ![]() |
WRTA (B) | Grafton | 8 | 528 | Link | |
Worcester | ![]() |
Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited
WRTA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 42) |
Worcester | 8 | 1,298 | Link | |
North Station | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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Green Line
Amtrak: Downeaster MBTA bus (4)
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Boston/Downtown | 1A | 18,427 | Link |
Porter | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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Red Line
MBTA bus (77, 77A, 83, 87, 96)
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Cambridge | 1A | 1,468 | Link |
Belmont Center | Fitchburg Line
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MBTA bus (74, 75)
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Belmont | 1 | 159 | Link | |
Waverley | Fitchburg Line
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MBTA bus (73, 554)
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Belmont | 1 | 115 | Link | |
Waltham | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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MBTA bus (70, 170, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558)
128BC Waltham Shuttle |
Waltham | 2 | 521 | Link |
Brandeis/Roberts | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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MBTA bus (553)
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Waltham | 2 | 369 | Link |
Kendal Green | Fitchburg Line
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— | Weston | 3 | 114 | Link | |
Hastings | Fitchburg Line
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— | Weston | 3 | 18 | Link | |
Silver Hill | Fitchburg Line
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— | Weston | 3 | 11 | Link | |
Lincoln | Fitchburg Line
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— | Lincoln | 4 | 288 | Link | |
Concord | Fitchburg Line
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— | Concord | 5 | 367 | Link | |
West Concord | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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— | Concord | 5 | 359 | Link |
South Acton | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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Cross Acton Transit, MinuteVan, Maynard/Acton Commuter Shuttle | Acton | 6 | 991 | Link |
Littleton/Route 495 | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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Littleton-Westford Commuter Rail Shuttle | Littleton | 7 | 490 | Link |
Ayer | Fitchburg Line
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MART (Devens Shuttle) | Ayer | 8 | 276 | Link | |
Shirley | Fitchburg Line
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MART (Devens Shuttle) | Shirley | 8 | 155 | Link | |
North Leominster | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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MART (1, 3) | Leominster | 8 | 239 | Link |
Fitchburg | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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MART (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, Intercity/MWCC, Devens Shuttle, Boston Shuttle, Worcester Shuttle) | Fitchburg | 8 | 287 | Link |
Wachusett | ![]() |
Fitchburg Line
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MART (11, Gardner-Wachusett Commuter) Wachusett Mountain shuttle |
Fitchburg | 8 | 132 | Link |
West Medford | MBTA bus (80, 94, 95, 326)
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Medford | 1A | 628 | Link | ||
Wedgemere | ![]() |
— | Winchester | 1 | 310 | Link | |
Winchester Center | MBTA bus (134)
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Winchester | 1 | 456 | Link | ||
Mishawum | — | Woburn | 2 | 32 | Link | ||
Anderson/Woburn | ![]() |
Amtrak: Downeaster | Woburn | 2 | 1,296 | Link | |
Wilmington | ![]() |
LRTA (12) | Wilmington | 3 | 584 | Link | |
North Billerica | ![]() |
LRTA (3, 13) | North Billerica | 5 | 922 | Link | |
Lowell | ![]() |
LRTA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) MVRTA (41) |
Lowell | 6 | 1,522 | Link | |
Malden Center | ![]() |
MBTA bus (97, 99, 101, 104, 105, 106, 108, 131, 132, 136, 137, 411, 430)
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Malden | 1A | 147 | Link | |
Wyoming Hill | MBTA bus (131, 132, 136, 137)
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Melrose | 1 | 138 | Link | ||
Melrose/Cedar Park | — | Melrose | 1 | 99 | Link | ||
Melrose Highlands | ![]() |
MBTA bus (131)
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Melrose | 1 | 306 | Link | |
Greenwood | MBTA bus (136, 137)
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Wakefield | 2 | 92 | Link | ||
Wakefield | MBTA bus (137)
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Wakefield | 2 | 483 | Link | ||
Reading | ![]() |
MBTA bus (136, 137)
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Reading | 2 | 855 | Link | |
North Wilmington | — | Wilmington | 3 | 58 | Link | ||
Ballardvale | ![]() |
— | Andover | 4 | 200 | Link | |
Andover | ![]() |
MVRTA (21, 32) | Andover | 5 | 409 | Link | |
Lawrence | ![]() |
MVRTA (33, 39B, 99) | Lawrence | 6 | 482 | Link | |
Bradford | ![]() |
MVRTA (14) | Bradford | 7 | 170 | Link | |
Haverhill | ![]() |
Amtrak: Downeaster
MVRTA (01, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 51, 83) |
Haverhill | 7 | 290 | Link | |
Chelsea | Newburyport/Rockport Line
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Silver Line (SL3) MBTA bus (111, 112, 114, 116, 117)
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Chelsea | 1A | 352 | Link | |
River Works | Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Lynn | 1A | 27 | Link | |
Lynn | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MBTA bus (426, 426W, 429, 435, 436, 439, 441, 442, 455, 456)
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Lynn | 1A | 549 | Link |
Swampscott | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MBTA bus (441, 455)
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Swampscott | 3 | 891 | Link |
Salem | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MBTA bus (450, 450W, 451, 455, 456, 465)
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Salem | 3 | 2,326 | Link |
Beverly | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MBTA bus (451)
CATA (Yellow Line—Beverly Shuttle) |
Beverly | 4 | 1,382 | Link |
North Beverly | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MBTA bus (451)
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Beverly | 5 | 202 | Link |
Hamilton/Wenham | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Hamilton | 5 | 262 | Link |
Ipswich | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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CATA (Purple Line) | Ipswich | 6 | 407 | Link |
Rowley | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Rowley | 7 | 113 | Link |
Newburyport | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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MVRTA (54) | Newburyport | 8 | 463 | Link |
Montserrat | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Beverly | 4 | 254 | Link |
Prides Crossing | Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Beverly | 5 | 15 | Link | |
Beverly Farms | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Beverly | 5 | 107 | Link |
Manchester | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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— | Manchester-by-the-Sea | 6 | 198 | Link |
West Gloucester | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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CATA (Purple Line) | Gloucester | 7 | 37 | Link |
Gloucester | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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CATA (Yellow Line, Orange Line, Blue Line, Green Line, Red Line, Purple Line) | Gloucester | 7 | 296 | Link |
Rockport | ![]() |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
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CATA (Blue Line, Green Line, Red Line) | Rockport | 8 | 165 | Link |
South Station is the busiest MBTA Commuter Rail station and the terminal for the eight southside lines.
North Station is the second-busiest station and the terminal for the four northside lines.
Route 128 station, on the busy Northeast Corridor, is used by Providence/Stoughton Line trains (shown) as well as Amtrak trains.
Campello station, a typical accessible station with a full-length high-level platform
Accessible mini-high platforms at Mansfield station
Islingaton station, a typical non-accessible station with low-level platforms
Stoughton station is one of a number of stations on the system with preserved historic depot buildings.
River Works station, the only non-public station on the system, is for use only by employees of a General Electric plant.
Future stations[]
Under construction[]
![High-level platforms constructed next to a railway line](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Commuter_rail_platform_construction_at_Chelsea_station_%283%29%2C_July_2021.jpg/220px-Commuter_rail_platform_construction_at_Chelsea_station_%283%29%2C_July_2021.jpg)
Eight stations are under construction. Chelsea is a replacement for the existing Chelsea station 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the east, Pawtucket/Central Falls is a replacement for a nearby station closed in 1981, and the remaining six stations are part of the South Coast Rail project.
Station | Line | City | Planned opening | Refs |
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Chelsea | Newburyport/Rockport Line
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Chelsea | 2021 | [5] |
Pawtucket/Central Falls | Pawtucket, RI | 2022 | [6] | |
Middleborough | South Coast Rail
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Middleborough | 2023 | [7][8] |
East Taunton | South Coast Rail
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East Taunton | 2023 | [7][8] |
Church Street | South Coast Rail
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New Bedford | 2023 | [7][8] |
New Bedford | South Coast Rail
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New Bedford | 2023 | [7][8] |
Freetown | South Coast Rail
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Freetown | 2023 | [7][8] |
Fall River | South Coast Rail
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Fall River | 2023 | [7][8] |
Planned[]
Five additional stations are planned, but not funded, as part of the second phase of the South Coast Rail project. West Station is planned as part of the redevelopment of the former Beacon Park Yard, while South Salem is municipally planned.
Station | Line | City | Refs |
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Battleship Cove | South Coast Rail
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Fall River | [9] |
Easton Village | South Coast Rail
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North Easton | [9] |
North Easton | South Coast Rail
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North Easton/Stoughton | [9] |
Raynham Place | South Coast Rail
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Raynham | [9] |
South Salem | Newburyport/Rockport Line
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Salem | [10] |
Taunton | South Coast Rail
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Taunton | [9] |
West Station | Boston | [11] |
Former stations[]
Stations closed without MBTA subsidy[]
![A black-and-white postcard of a small wooden railway station](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Medway_station_postcard_%282%29.jpg/220px-Medway_station_postcard_%282%29.jpg)
The MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter rail services. Subsidies for Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) lines north of Boston began in 1965; subsidies for New York Central Railroad and New Haven Railroad lines west and south of Boston began later.[12] If a railroad was given ICC permission to discontinue a service, the MBTA would subsidize operation within its funding district (within about 15–25 miles [24–40 km] of Boston), while municipalities outside the district could contract with the MBTA to fund continued service.
A number of out-of-district stations (and several in-district stations) were closed in January 1965; most reopened that June, or over the next decades. However, several minor stations were never reopened. In June 1967, the B&M discontinued never-subsidized Boston–Dover and Boston–Concord round trips - the last remains of B&M interstate service.[12] Several out-of-district stations were also closed in April 1966 when the MBTA began subsidizing several New Haven Railroad lines.[12]
This listing includes only stations closed when MBTA or local subsidies began, or on services that were never subsidized. Stations that later reopened are not listed.
Station | Line | City | Date closed[12] |
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Blackstone | Blackstone Line | Blackstone | April 24, 1966 |
Medway | West Medway Branch | Medway | April 24, 1966 |
West Medway Branch | Medway | April 24, 1966 | |
Central Mass Branch | Hudson | January 18, 1965 | |
Central Mass Branch | Hudson | January 18, 1965 | |
Central Mass Branch | Hudson | January 18, 1965 | |
Fitchburg Line | Waltham | January 18, 1965 | |
Lowell Line | Woburn | January 18, 1965 | |
Silver Lake | Lowell Line | Wilmington | January 18, 1965 |
Lowell Line | Billerica | January 18, 1965 | |
Boston–Concord | Chelmsford | June 30, 1967 | |
Reading Line | Wakefield | January 18, 1965 | |
Salem Street | Boston–Dover | Wilmington | June 30, 1967 |
Boston–Dover | Atkinson, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Boston–Dover | Plaistow, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Boston–Dover | Newton, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Boston–Dover | East Kingston, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Boston–Dover | East Kingston, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Exeter | Boston–Dover | Exeter, NH | June 30, 1967 |
Boston–Dover | Newfields, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Boston–Dover | Newmarket, NH | June 30, 1967 | |
Durham | Boston–Dover | Durham, NH | June 30, 1967 |
Dover | Boston–Dover | Dover, NH | June 30, 1967 |
Portsmouth Line | Hampton, NH | January 4, 1965 | |
Portsmouth Line | North Hampton, NH | January 4, 1965 | |
Portsmouth Line | Portsmouth, NH | January 4, 1965 |
Stations dropped after the start of MBTA subsidies[]
![An overhead view of a rapid transit station, with a disused high-level platform at right](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Oak_Grove_station_from_fare_lobby%2C_January_2012.jpg/220px-Oak_Grove_station_from_fare_lobby%2C_January_2012.jpg)
The following stations had MBTA-subsidised service at one point, but are no longer served by the MBTA. Most were closed between 1967 and 1981, as four limited-service lines and a number of low-ridership stations were dropped. Three additional low-ridership stations were dropped in the 1980s and 1990s, while Oak Grove was dropped in favor of nearby Malden Center in 1985 (although it is still occasionally used during disruptions in service).[12]
Station | Line | City | Date closed[12][13] |
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Mount Hope | Boston/Roslindale | November 3, 1979 | |
Foxborough | November 1977 | ||
Pawtucket-Central Falls | Pawtucket/Central Falls, RI | February 20, 1981 | |
Dedham | April 21, 1967 | ||
Stone Haven | Dedham | April 21, 1967 | |
Dedham | Dedham | April 21, 1967 | |
Dover | April 21, 1967 | ||
Dover | April 21, 1967 | ||
Medfield | April 21, 1967 | ||
Medfield | Medfield | April 21, 1967 | |
Millis | April 21, 1967 | ||
Millis | Millis | April 21, 1967 | |
Riverside | Newton | October 28, 1977 | |
Waltham North | Central Mass Branch
|
Waltham | November 26, 1971 |
Waltham Highlands | Central Mass Branch
|
Waltham | November 26, 1971 |
Weston | Central Mass Branch
|
Weston | November 26, 1971 |
Central Mass Branch
|
Weston | November 26, 1971 | |
Central Mass Branch
|
Wayland | November 26, 1971 | |
Wayland | Central Mass Branch
|
Wayland | November 26, 1971 |
Central Mass Branch
|
Sudbury | November 26, 1971 | |
South Sudbury | Central Mass Branch
|
Sudbury | November 26, 1971 |
Clematis Brook | Fitchburg Line
|
Waltham | June 1978 |
Beaver Brook | Fitchburg Line
|
Waltham | June 1978 |
West Acton | Fitchburg Line
|
Acton | March 1, 1975 |
Littleton | Fitchburg Line
|
Littleton | March 1, 1975 |
Gardner | Fitchburg Line
|
Gardner | December 31, 1986 |
Lake Street | Arlington | January 10, 1977 | |
Arlington Centre | Arlington | January 10, 1977 | |
Lexington | January 10, 1977 | ||
Pierce's Bridge | Lexington | January 10, 1977 | |
Munroe | Lexington | January 10, 1977 | |
Lexington | Lexington | January 10, 1977 | |
Lexington | January 10, 1977 | ||
Bedford | Bedford | January 10, 1977 | |
Tufts University | Medford | October 1979 | |
Woburn | January 30, 1981 | ||
Woburn | Woburn | January 30, 1981 | |
Winchester | June 1978 | ||
Lechmere Warehouse | Woburn | 1996 | |
Nashua, NH | March 1, 1981 | ||
Merrimack, NH | March 1, 1981 | ||
Manchester | Manchester, NH | March 1, 1981 | |
Concord | Concord, NH | March 1, 1981 | |
Oak Grove | Malden | April 25, 1985 | |
Andover | April 27, 1980 | ||
North Andover | November 1974 | ||
Harbor | Newburyport/Rockport Line
|
Gloucester | January 7, 1985 |
Relocated stations[]
Most stations reconstructed (or closed and reopened) during the MBTA era have been rebuilt on or adjacent to the site of the old station. However, several stations have been substantially relocated.
Station | Line | City | Date closed[12] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Providence | Providence, RI | February 20, 1981 | Amtrak service moved to Providence station (on a new alignment 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north) in 1986; MBTA service to Providence resumed in 1988 using the new station. | |
Lawrence | Lawrence | December 6, 2005 | Moved 0.4 miles (0.6 km) east | |
Salem | Newburyport/Rockport Line
|
Salem | August 10, 1987 | Moved 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north |
Newburyport | Newburyport/Rockport Line
|
Newburyport | April 2, 1976 | MBTA service resumed in 1998 using a station 1.0 mile (1.6 km) south. |
References[]
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2019" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 27, 2020. p. 5.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "Commuter Rail Fare Zones" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2021.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Chelsea Commuter Rail Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Paul Edward Parker (February 6, 2021). "COVID doesn't stop Pawtucket train station construction". Providence Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "About the South Coast Rail project". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "South Coast Rail Phase 1". Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "South Coast Rail Full Build (Stoughton Electric)". Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
- ^ Copeland, Dave (March 19, 2020). "City Officials Plan South Salem MBTA Commuter Rail Stop". Salem Patch. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Vaccaro, Adam (December 2, 2017). "Transit station delayed for big Mass. Pike project". Boston Globe.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780685412947.
- Lists of commuter rail stations
- MBTA Commuter Rail stations
- Lists of Massachusetts railway stations