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It is the third-longest and third-busiest line in the MBTA Commuter Rail system. Service on the line is a mix of local and express trains serving Worcester plus short-turn Framingham locals. The Framingham/Worcester Line was one of the first commuter rail lines, with daily commuter-oriented service to West Newton beginning in 1834.
The Boston & Worcester Railroad (B&W), extending outwards from Boston, reached through the West Parish of Needham in mid-1834. [2] North Needham station (also called Needham) was the terminus for a few months while construction continued towards Worcester. [3] In 1839, the line was double tracked through the area. [4]
Commuter Rail tickets in the form of CharlieTickets purchased at fare vending machines and ticket booths (left) and paper tickets purchased on-board (right). MBTA Commuter Rail uses a zone fare system, with fares increasing with distance. Zone 1A includes the downtown terminals and other inner core stations up to about 5 miles (8.0 km) from ...
Newtonville station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, located between the Massachusetts Turnpike and Washington Street at Newtonville Square in the village of Newtonville in Newton, Massachusetts. Stairway entrances are located on the bridges over the Turnpike at Walnut Street and Harvard Street.
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 is offering a $10 unlimited ride ticket for the Commuter Rail all weekend (April 13-15), not just Marathon Monday. Tickets go on sale on the mTicket app (available on both Android and iOS ...
Wellesley Farms station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wellesley, Massachusetts.It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line.It is located in the Wellesley Farms area. The current station building, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in 1886 and constructed in 1890, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Wellesley Farms Railroad Station since 1986.
The MBTA began subsidizing service on the line as far as Norfolk on April 24, 1966; service past Norfolk to Franklin station was subsidized by Franklin. [7]: 46 [17] The New Haven merged into Penn Central in 1969. The MBTA purchased most of the Penn Central commuter lines, including the Franklin Branch, in January 1973. [7]: 16 [17]