Wachusett Commuter Rail Station in Fitchburg Opens

FITCHBURG – The new Wachusett Commuter Rail Station on the Fitchburg Line will open on Friday, September 30, to a limited number of trains. This partial opening will provide limited train service, allowing final elements of the station’s construction to be completed. Full service begins in November.

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 8:00 AM
Train 424 departs Wachusett at 5:22 PM

Outbound:

Train 401 arrives Wachusett at 7:48 AM
Train 415 arrives Wachusett at 5:08 PM

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. More information about the project can be found at: http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=25985.