MBTA Commuter Rail
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The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over 429 mi
A Providence/Stoughton Line train at Ruggles in 2025
A train at North Scituate – a typical suburban station with a full-length high-level platform
A CSX freight train at Framingham station
Commuter Rail tickets in the form of CharlieTickets purchased at fare vending machines and ticket booths (left) and paper tickets purchased on-board (right).
Framingham/Worcester Line
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The Framingham/Worcester Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system runs west from Boston, Massachusetts, to Worcester, Massachusetts, through the MetroWest region, serving 18 station stops in Boston, Newt
MBTA Commuter Rail
…purchase also included several freight-only or abandoned lines, including the Old Colony mainline between Braintree and Brockton. Subsidies began for the Framingham Line in January 1973, for Canton Junction and Sharon stations in June 1973, and all Providence/Stoughton Line service on September 28, 1976. The MBTA purchased…
An outbound train near Boston Landing in 2024
This 1881-built depot at Auburndale, designed by H. H. Richardson, was torn down in 1961 to make room for the Massachusetts Turnpike
Empty Beacon Park Yard in 2014
Boston Landing station in 2018