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Chelsea Commuter Rail Station

The new Chelsea Commuter Rail station is shown at dusk. The overhead lights that hang from the clear canopies over the platform are on. They illuminate the platforms at the left and right sides of the image, with the empty track running down the middle. The large Chelsea Station sign and map are shown along the right platform, and there are benches in the recessed lighted areas under the canopies. 
The new Chelsea Commuter Rail station is fully accessible (October 2021)

The new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail station is now open for service on the Newburyport/Rockport Line.

The new station provides easy transfers to the Silver Line 3 (SL3) and allows for quick trips to or from downtown Boston.

  • Contract awarded: May 2019
  • Projected completed: December 2021
  • Budget: $37.7 million
  • Status: New station now open—demolition of old station is complete

New Station Opened November 2021

New Chelsea Station walkway looking toward Everett Ave
The new Chelsea Station walkway, looking toward Everett Ave (November 2021)

The aging Chelsea Commuter Rail station on Arlington Street was inaccessible and inconvenient for transfers to other modes. It closed permanently on Sunday, November 14, 2021.

The site of the old Chelsea station is shown in a photo taken at night. At left is the railroad crossing with a fence and houses behind it, and a sidewalk to its left. In front of the crossing is a patch of gravel. At right is a train track. At far right is the back of the new Chelsea station.
The old Chelsea station was demolished in fall 2021 and the site was backfilled with crushed stone (December 2021)

Building a Better T

As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.

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Route 111 Bus in a roundabout in Chelsea, during summertime

Chelsea Regional Transportation Improvements

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The new Eastern Ave Station

Silver Line 3

The SL3 went into operation in 2018, and travels through Chelsea and East Boston to Logan Airport, the Seaport District, and South Station.

Building a Better T

As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.

Learn more

Recent Updates

View all project updates

Related Projects

Route 111 Bus in a roundabout in Chelsea, during summertime

Chelsea Regional Transportation Improvements

Together with MassDOT and the City of Chelsea, the MBTA is working to make transportation more efficient, dependable, and equitable.


The new Eastern Ave Station

Silver Line 3

The SL3 went into operation in 2018, and travels through Chelsea and East Boston to Logan Airport, the Seaport District, and South Station.