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On February 18, 2008, a new schedule went into effect, intended to more accurately reflect the run time on the line. [11] By August 2009, actual on-time performance was at 82%. [12] In January 2008, the Framingham/Worcester Line became the first in the MBTA system to offer Wi-Fi service aboard the trains. The service was expanded system-wide ...
In December 2024, the MBTA indicated plans to implement 30-minute all-day headways on the Framingham/Worcester Line by FY 2026 with existing diesel trains. Consists would be shortened to 4 coaches long; 4-car BEMUs would be implemented at a later date with increased frequencies; the Fairmount Line had previously implemented 30-minute all-day ...
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.
The MBTA did experiment with "Night Owl" substitute bus service from 2001 to 2005, but abandoned it because of insufficient ridership, citing a $7.53 per rider cost to keep the service open, five times the cost per passenger of an average bus route. [84] A modified form of the MBTA's previous "Night Owl" service was experimentally reinstated ...
Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction. Of the former streetcar carhouses, only Arborway and Watertown were Green Line yards during part of the MBTA era. Everett was an Orange Line yard until 1975.
Westborough station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Westborough, Massachusetts. It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line. It is located off Smith Parkway, west of the Westborough town center. The station consists of two side platforms serving the line's two tracks.
Natick Center station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Natick, Massachusetts served by the Framingham/Worcester Line. The station, located below grade in a wide cut adjacent to North Main Street ( Route 27 ), has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks.
Current passenger rail services on the corridor are the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line — which operates between Boston and Worcester — and Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, which operates between Boston South Station and Albany–Rensselaer station once-a-day in each direction. East-West Rail is intended to increase the speed and frequency of ...