South Acton station (MBTA)
South Acton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Acton, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is located off Route 27 near Route 2 in the South Acton area. It is the busiest station on the Fitchburg line, averaging 991 weekday boardings. It serves as a park and ride station for Acton and other suburbs of Boston, with a 287-space parking lot owned by the town.
South Acton station in May 2017
A Marlborough Branch train at South Acton in 1911
The 1970s-built platform in 2011 before reconstruction
Before the upgrade project, this switch just east of the station was the outer end of double track on the line until Ayer. (The branch on the right led to a siding for trains which terminated at South Acton).
The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA's) transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over 394 mi (634 km) of track to 134 stations. It is operated under contract by Keolis, which took over operations on July 1, 2014, from the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR).
An outbound Lowell Line train at Anderson/Woburn in 2023
A train at North Scituate – a typical suburban station with a full-length high-level platform
A CSX freight train at Readville 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).
