List of MBTA Commuter Rail stations

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A geographic map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with purple lines showing the MBTA Commuter Rail system
A stylized map of the MBTA Commuter Rail system
Geographic and stylized maps of the MBTA Commuter Rail system

fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States with an average weekday ridership of 78,800.[1] The system's routes span 394 miles (630 km) and cover roughly the eastern third of Massachusetts plus central Rhode Island.[2][3] 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 December 2023[update], there are 135 active stations on twelve lines, two of which have branches. 108 active stations are

accessible; 26 are not. Six additional stations (Prides Crossing, Mishawum, Hastings, Silver Hill, Plimptonville, and Plymouth) are indefinitely closed due to service cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two stations (Winchester Center and South Attleboro) are temporarily closed due to structural deterioration. Six additional stations are under construction 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; 42 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. Three 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.
Disabled access 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.
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 Disabled access Line Connections City/neighborhood Fare zone[4] Daily boardings[5] Station info
South Station Disabled access
  
SLW
)
  
11
)

Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional
Bus transport Intercity buses at South Station Bus Terminal

Boston/Downtown 1A 28,416 Link
JFK/UMass Disabled access
  
41
)
Boston/Dorchester 1A 362 Link
Quincy Center Disabled access
  
245
)
Quincy 1 773 Link
Weymouth Landing/East Braintree Disabled access
  
226
)
Weymouth 2 507 Link
East Weymouth Disabled access Weymouth 2 587 Link
West Hingham Disabled access Hingham 3 325 Link
Nantasket Junction Disabled access Hingham 4 218 Link
Cohasset Disabled access Cohasset 4 351 Link
North Scituate Disabled access Scituate 5 336 Link
Greenbush Disabled access Scituate 6 441 Link
Braintree Disabled access
  
236
)
Braintree 2 204 Link
South Weymouth Disabled access Weymouth 3 581 Link
Abington Disabled access Abington 4 645 Link
Whitman Disabled access Whitman 5 362 Link
Hanson Disabled access Hanson 6 380 Link
Halifax Disabled access Halifax 7 276 Link
Kingston Disabled access Bus transport
GATRA
(Freedom Link, Liberty Link, SAIL)
Kingston 8 657 Link
Plymouth Disabled access Bus transport
GATRA
(Freedom Link, Liberty Link)
Plymouth 8 21 Link
Holbrook/​Randolph Disabled access
  
240
)
Randolph 3 473 Link
Montello Disabled access
  
230
)

Bus transport BAT (10/11)

Brockton 4 416 Link
Brockton Disabled access

Bus transport BAT (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10/11, 12, 13, 14, BSU 28)

Brockton 4 546 Link
Campello Disabled access Bus transport BAT (8, 12) Brockton 5 334 Link
Bridgewater Disabled access Bridgewater 6 600 Link
Middleborough/​Lakeville Disabled access
  
GATRA
(Downtown Middleborough Shuttle, Link 4)
Lakeville 8 867 Link
Newmarket Disabled access
  
10
)
Boston/Dorchester 1A 75 Link
Uphams Corner Disabled access
  
41
)
Boston/Dorchester 1A 151 Link
Four Corners/Geneva Disabled access
  
23
)
Boston/Dorchester 1A 245 Link
Talbot Avenue Disabled access
  
22
)
Boston/Dorchester 1A 213 Link
Morton Street Disabled access
  
26
)
Boston/Mattapan 1A 264 Link
Blue Hill Avenue Disabled access
  
31
)
Boston/Mattapan 1A Link
Fairmount Disabled access
  
33
)
Boston/Hyde Park 1A 543 Link
Readville Disabled access
  
33
)
Boston/Hyde Park 2 426 Link
Back Bay Disabled access
  
39
)

Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional
Bus transport Intercity buses at Copley Square

Boston/Back Bay 1A 8,103 Link
Ruggles Disabled access
  
CT3
)
Boston/Roxbury Crossing 1A 2,640 Link
Forest Hills Disabled access
  
51
)
Boston/Jamaica Plain 1A 142 Link
Hyde Park Disabled access
  
50
)
Boston/Hyde Park 1 526 Link
Route 128 Disabled access Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Northeast Regional Westwood 2 1,721 Link
Canton Junction Disabled access Canton 3 1,115 Link
Canton Center Disabled access
  
716
)
Canton 3 470 Link
Stoughton Disabled access Bus transport BAT (14) Stoughton 4 917 Link
Sharon Disabled access Sharon 4 1,308 Link
Mansfield Disabled access Bus transport Blue Apple Bus Mansfield 6 1,966 Link
Attleboro Disabled access Bus transport GATRA (10, 12, 15, 16, 18) Attleboro 7 1,547 Link
South Attleboro Disabled access Bus transport
35
)
Attleboro 7 1,144 Link
Pawtucket/​Central Falls Disabled access Bus transport
QX
)
Pawtucket, RI 8 Link
Providence Disabled access Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Northeast Regional

Bus transport

72
)

Providence, RI 8 2,091 Link
T. F. Green Airport Disabled access Bus transport
14
)
Warwick, RI 9 227 Link
Wickford Junction Disabled access Bus transport
66
)
North Kingstown, RI 10 235 Link
Endicott Dedham 2 256 Link
Dedham Corporate Center Disabled access Dedham 2 763 Link
Islington Westwood 3 128 Link
Norwood Depot Disabled access Norwood 3 285 Link
Norwood Central Disabled access Norwood 3 1,041 Link
Windsor Gardens Norwood 4 257 Link
Plimptonville Walpole 4 12 Link
Walpole Walpole 4 744 Link
Foxboro Disabled access Foxborough 4 Link
Norfolk Disabled access Bus transport GATRA (Medway T shuttle) Norfolk 5 875 Link
Franklin/Dean College Franklin 6 633 Link
Forge Park/495 Disabled access Franklin 6 683 Link
Roslindale Village Disabled access
  
51
)
Boston/Roslindale 1 479 Link
Bellevue Disabled access
  
38
)
Boston/West Roxbury 1 340 Link
Highland Disabled access
  
37
)
Boston/West Roxbury 1 394 Link
West Roxbury Disabled access
  
37
)
Boston/West Roxbury 1 444 Link
Hersey Disabled access Needham 2 525 Link
Needham Junction Disabled access
  
59
)
Needham 2 366 Link
Needham Center Disabled access
  
59
)
Needham 2 224 Link
Needham Heights Disabled access
  
59
)
Needham 2 329 Link
Lansdowne Disabled access
  
65
)

At Kenmore:

  Green Line (B, C, D)
  
65
)
Fenway-Kenmore
1A 1,195 Link
Boston Landing Disabled access
  
64
)
Allston-Brighton
1A 600 Link
Newtonville
  
556
)
Newton 1 476 Link
West Newton
  
554
)
Newton 2 256 Link
Auburndale Newton 2 248 Link
Wellesley Farms Wellesley 3 298 Link
Wellesley Hills Wellesley 3 336 Link
Wellesley Square Wellesley 3 626 Link
Natick Center Bus transport MWRTA (10, 11, Natick Commuter Shuttle, MathWorks Express Shuttle) Natick 4 736 Link
West Natick Disabled access Bus transport MWRTA (10, 11) Natick 4 944 Link
Framingham Disabled access Amtrak Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited
Bus transport MWRTA (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Bus transport Greyhound
Framingham 5 1,130 Link
Ashland Disabled access Bus transport MWRTA (5) Ashland 6 931 Link
Southborough Disabled access Bus transport Marlborough Commuter Shuttle Southborough 6 525 Link
Westborough Disabled access Westborough 7 754 Link
Grafton Disabled access Bus transport WRTA (B) Grafton 8 528 Link
Worcester Disabled access Amtrak Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited

Bus transport WRTA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 42)
Bus transport PVTA (B79)
Bus transport Greyhound, Peter Pan

Worcester 8 1,298 Link
North Station Disabled access
4)
Bus transport EZRide
Boston/Downtown 1A 18,427 Link
Porter Disabled access
  
96
)
Cambridge 1A 1,468 Link
Belmont Center
  
75
)
Belmont 1 159 Link
Waverley
  
554
)
Belmont 1 115 Link
Waltham Disabled access
  
558
)
Bus transport 128 Business Council: W1
Waltham 2 521 Link
Brandeis/Roberts Disabled access
  
553
)
Waltham 2 369 Link
Kendal Green Weston 3 114 Link
Hastings Weston 3 18 Link
Silver Hill Weston 3 11 Link
Lincoln Lincoln 4 288 Link
Concord Concord 5 367 Link
West Concord Disabled access Concord 5 359 Link
South Acton Disabled access Bus transport Maynard Commuter Shuttle, Cross Acton Transit Acton 6 991 Link
Littleton/Route 495 Disabled access Bus transport MART: Harvard Commuter Shuttle Littleton 7 490 Link
Ayer Ayer 8 276 Link
Shirley Shirley 8 155 Link
North Leominster Disabled access Bus transport MART (Intercity/MWCC, 1, 3, 9) Leominster 8 239 Link
Fitchburg Disabled access Bus transport MART (Clinton Worcester Commuter, Intercity/MWCC, Townsend Commuter Shuttle, Wachusett Commuter Shuttle, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11) Fitchburg 8 287 Link
Wachusett Disabled access Bus transport MART (Wachusett Commuter Shuttle, 11)
Bus transport Wachusett Mountain shuttle (winter)
Fitchburg 8 132 Link
West Medford
  
95
)
Medford 1A 628 Link
Wedgemere Disabled access Winchester 1 310 Link
Winchester Center
  
134
)
Winchester 1 456 Link
Mishawum Woburn 2 32 Link
Anderson/​Woburn Disabled access Amtrak Amtrak: Downeaster
Bus transport Logan Express
Woburn 2 1,296 Link
Wilmington Disabled access Bus transport LRTA (12) Wilmington 3 584 Link
North Billerica Disabled access Bus transport LRTA (3/4, 13) North Billerica 5 922 Link
Lowell Disabled access Bus transport
MVRTA
(24)
Lowell 6 1,522 Link
Malden Center Disabled access
  
430
)
Malden 1A 147 Link
Oak Grove Disabled access
  
137
)
Malden 1A Link
Wyoming Hill
  
137
)
Melrose 1 138 Link
Melrose/Cedar Park Melrose 1 99 Link
Melrose Highlands Disabled access
  
131
)
Melrose 1 306 Link
Greenwood
  
137
)
Wakefield 2 92 Link
Wakefield
  
137
)
Wakefield 2 483 Link
Reading Disabled access
  
137
)
Reading 2 855 Link
North Wilmington Wilmington 3 58 Link
Ballardvale Disabled access Andover 4 200 Link
Andover Disabled access Bus transport
MVRTA
(2, 21)
Andover 5 409 Link
Lawrence Disabled access Bus transport
MVRTA
(3, 9)
Lawrence 6 482 Link
Bradford Disabled access Bradford 7 170 Link
Haverhill Disabled access
MVRTA
(1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
Haverhill 7 290 Link
Chelsea Disabled access
  
114
)
Chelsea 1A Link
River Works Lynn 1A 27 Link
Lynn Disabled access
  
456
)
Lynn 1A 549 Link
Swampscott Disabled access Swampscott 3 891 Link
Salem Disabled access
  
456
)
Salem 3 2,326 Link
Beverly Disabled access Bus transport CATA (City of Beverly shuttle, Beverly Commuter) Beverly 4 1,382 Link
North Beverly Disabled access
  
451
)
Beverly 5 202 Link
Hamilton/Wenham Disabled access Hamilton 5 262 Link
Ipswich Disabled access Bus transport CATA (Ipswich/Essex Explorer (summer)) Ipswich 6 407 Link
Rowley Disabled access Rowley 7 113 Link
Newburyport Disabled access Bus transport
MVRTA
(19, 20)
Newburyport 8 463 Link
Montserrat Disabled access Bus transport CATA (City of Beverly Shuttle) Beverly 4 254 Link
Prides Crossing Beverly 5 15 Link
Beverly Farms Disabled access Beverly 5 107 Link
Manchester Disabled access Manchester-by-the-Sea 6 198 Link
West Gloucester Disabled access Bus transport CATA (West Gloucester) Gloucester 7 37 Link
Gloucester Disabled access Bus transport CATA (Beverly Commuter, Lanesville, Saturday Mall, Gloucester Crossing/Business Express, Stage Fort Park Shuttle (summer)) Gloucester 7 296 Link
Rockport Disabled access Bus transport CATA (Beverly Commuter, Lanesville, Rockport Shuttle (summer only)) Rockport 8 165 Link
  • A large Romanesque-style train station facade in an urban square
    South Station is the busiest MBTA Commuter Rail station and the terminal for the eight southside lines.
  • A diesel locomotive with a passenger train leaving a station with several tracks and high-level platforms
    North Station is the second-busiest station and the terminal for the four northside lines.
  • A diesel locomotive with a passenger train at a station
    Route 128 station, on the busy Northeast Corridor, is used by Providence/Stoughton Line trains (shown) as well as Amtrak trains.
  • A concrete high-level station platform next to a single track
    Campello station, a typical accessible station with a full-length high-level platform
  • Two sections of high-level platform adjacent to a two-track railway line
    Accessible mini-high platforms at Mansfield station
  • Two track-level platforms next to a two-track railway line
    Islington station, a typical non-accessible station with low-level platforms
  • A stone station building with a prominent clock tower
    Stoughton station is one of a number of stations on the system with preserved historic depot buildings.
  • A railway platform and small shelter, with industrial facilities visible behind
    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

A curved railway station platform
Middleborough station near completion, 2023

Six stations are under construction as part of the South Coast Rail project.

Station Line City Planned opening Refs
Middleborough Middleborough mid-2024 [6]
East Taunton East Taunton mid-2024 [6]
Church Street New Bedford mid-2024 [6]
New Bedford New Bedford mid-2024 [6]
Freetown Freetown mid-2024 [6]
Fall River Fall River mid-2024 [6]

Planned

A two-track railway line in an urban area
The planned site of Battleship Cove station

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
Battleship Cove Fall River [7]
Easton Village
North Easton
[7]
North Easton
North Easton/Stoughton
[7]
Raynham Place Raynham [7]
South Salem Salem [8]
Taunton Taunton [7]
West Station Boston [9]

Former stations

Stations closed without MBTA subsidy

A disused railway platform next to a single active track
Remains of the platform of Salem Street station
A black-and-white postcard of a small wooden railway station
An early-20th-century postcard of Medway station
A modern passenger train arriving at an older stone railway station
Durham station, closed by the B&M in 1967, has been served by Amtrak since 2001.

The MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter rail services. Subsidies for

New Haven Railroad lines west and south of Boston began later.[10] 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–

Concord round trips - the last remains of B&M interstate service.[10] Several out-of-district stations were also closed in April 1966 when the MBTA began subsidizing several New Haven Railroad lines.[10]

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[10]
Blackstone Blackstone Line Blackstone April 24, 1966
Medway West Medway Branch Medway April 24, 1966
West Medway West Medway Branch Medway April 24, 1966
Ordway Central Mass Branch Hudson January 18, 1965
Gleasondale Central Mass Branch Hudson January 18, 1965
Hudson Central Mass Branch Hudson January 18, 1965
Riverview Fitchburg Line Waltham January 18, 1965
Walnut Hill Lowell Line Woburn January 18, 1965
Silver Lake
Lowell Line Wilmington January 18, 1965
East Billerica Lowell Line Billerica January 18, 1965
North Chelmsford Boston–Concord Chelmsford June 30, 1967
Wakefield Junction Reading Line Wakefield January 18, 1965
Salem Street Boston–Dover Wilmington June 30, 1967
Atkinson Boston–Dover Atkinson, NH June 30, 1967
Plaistow Boston–Dover Plaistow, NH June 30, 1967
Newton Junction Boston–Dover Newton, NH June 30, 1967
Powwow River Boston–Dover East Kingston, NH June 30, 1967
East Kingston Boston–Dover East Kingston, NH June 30, 1967
Exeter Boston–Dover Exeter, NH June 30, 1967
Newfields Boston–Dover Newfields, NH June 30, 1967
Newmarket Boston–Dover Newmarket, NH June 30, 1967
Durham Boston–Dover Durham, NH June 30, 1967
Dover Boston–Dover Dover, NH June 30, 1967
Hampton Portsmouth Line Hampton, NH January 4, 1965
North Hampton Portsmouth Line North Hampton, NH January 4, 1965
Portsmouth Portsmouth Line Portsmouth, NH January 4, 1965

Stations dropped after the start of MBTA subsidies

A disused railway platform next to an active rail line
The abandoned outbound platform of Lechmere Warehouse station, the most recent station to permanently close
A paved bike path passing under an open but roofed section of a former train station
The Minuteman Bikeway now passes through the former trainshed of Lexington Depot
A diesel railcar next to a small platform
The short-lived Tufts University station

The following stations had MBTA-subsidized 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.[10]

Station Line City Date closed[10][11]
Mount Hope Boston/Roslindale November 3, 1979
East Foxboro Foxborough November 1977
East Dedham Dedham April 21, 1967
Stone Haven Dedham April 21, 1967
Dedham Dedham April 21, 1967
Charles River Dover April 21, 1967
Dover Dover April 21, 1967
Farm Street Medfield April 21, 1967
Medfield Medfield April 21, 1967
Clicquot Millis April 21, 1967
Millis Millis April 21, 1967
Riverside Newton October 28, 1977
Waltham North Waltham November 26, 1971
Waltham Highlands Waltham November 26, 1971
Weston
Weston November 26, 1971
Cherry Brook Weston November 26, 1971
Tower Hill Wayland November 26, 1971
Wayland Wayland November 26, 1971
East Sudbury Sudbury November 26, 1971
South Sudbury Sudbury November 26, 1971
Clematis Brook Waltham June 1978
Beaver Brook Waltham June 1978
West Acton Acton March 1, 1975
Littleton Littleton March 1, 1975
Gardner Gardner December 31, 1986
Lake Street Arlington January 10, 1977
Arlington Arlington January 10, 1977
East Lexington Lexington January 10, 1977
Pierce's Bridge Lexington January 10, 1977
Munroe Lexington January 10, 1977
Lexington Lexington January 10, 1977
North Lexington Lexington January 10, 1977
Bedford Bedford January 10, 1977
Tufts University Medford October 1979
Cross Street Woburn January 30, 1981
Woburn Woburn January 30, 1981
Winchester Highlands Winchester June 1978
Lechmere Warehouse Woburn 1996
Nashua Nashua, NH March 1, 1981
Merrimack Merrimack, NH March 1, 1981
Manchester Manchester, NH March 1, 1981
Concord
Concord, NH March 1, 1981
Shawsheen Andover April 27, 1980
North Andover North Andover November 1974
Harbor Gloucester January 7, 1985

Relocated stations

Disused platforms next to an active railway line in a cut, with a one-story midcentury building at right
Remains of the former Salem station, disused since 1987, with the repurposed station building at right

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[10] Notes
Pawtucket-Central Falls
Pawtucket, RI February 20, 1981 Pawtucket/Central Falls station opened 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest in 2023.
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 Salem August 10, 1987 Moved 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north
Newburyport Newburyport April 2, 1976 MBTA service resumed in 1998 using a station 1.0 mile (1.6 km) south.
Chelsea Chelsea November 15, 2021 Moved 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west

References

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. ^ "Commuter Rail Safety and Resiliency Program". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Commuter Rail Fare Zones" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Medeiros, Dan (September 29, 2023). "South Coast Rail passenger service is being delayed. Here's why, explained in 60 seconds". The Herald News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "South Coast Rail Full Build (Stoughton Electric)". Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
  8. ^ Copeland, Dave (March 19, 2020). "City Officials Plan South Salem MBTA Commuter Rail Stop". Salem Patch. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Vaccaro, Adam (December 2, 2017). "Transit station delayed for big Mass. Pike project". Boston Globe.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  11. .