$93M Fitchburg commuter station opening Friday
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The Fitchburg commuter rail line will extend even further beginning on Friday.
The new Wachusett Commuter Rail Station on the Fitchburg Line will open on Friday.
The partial opening set to take place this month will provide limited train service, allowing final elements of the station’s construction to be completed. Full service begins in November, according to a release from MassDOT.
The station is located at 55 Authority Drive in Fitchburg. Beginning Friday, there will be two inbound and two outbound trains to Wachusett. There are no other changes to the rest of the Fitchburg Line schedule.
Inbound:
• Train 410 departs Wachusett at 8 a.m.
• Train 424 departs Wachusett at 5:22 p.m.
Outbound:
• Train 401 arrives Wachusett at 7:48 a.m.
• Train 415 arrives Wachusett at 5:08 p.m.
The Wachusett Extension Project extends the Fitchburg Line commuter rail service five miles west to a new Wachusett station in West Fitchburg near Route 2 at Route 31. The new station is fully accessible and includes parking for 360 cars. The project also includes the rehabilitation of the track, signals, and bridges on the existing Pan Am Southern rail line along with construction of a new MBTA train layover facility in Westminster.
The $93 million project was funded, in part, by a $59.2 million federal ARRA-TIGER Grant.
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