Boston’s Back Bay station was built in 1987 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Orange Line’s Southwest Corridor project and was dedicated by Governor Michael Dukakis. This…
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Boston-North Station is one of three Amtrak stations located within the city of Boston. It only serves the Downeaster, which links Boston with Brunswick, Maine, via Portland. During the fall,…
Boston’s historic South Station, which presides over Dewey Square in the city’s Financial District, opened for service on New Year’s Day 1899. There was then a need to combine the…
Amtrak passengers share Framingham’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail station with riders on the Framingham/Worcester Line. This station consists of a platform with a canopy shelter and wheel-chair…
Amtrak service to Greenfield began on December 29, 2014, when the southbound Vermonter made its first scheduled stop. The station consists of a wooden platform located at the John W….
The Haverhill station, which serves Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) commuter rail, lies on the northern bank of the Merrimac River, and it is only a short walk…
Amtrak service to Holyoke began on August 27, 2015, when the southbound Vermonter made its first scheduled stop. Located at the crossing of Dwight and Main Streets—an area historically known…
Amtrak service to Northampton began on December 29, 2014, when the southbound Vermonter made its first scheduled stop. The station, which consists of a wooden platform with canopy, is adjacent…
Amtrak serves Pittsfield at the Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC), which was named for the former State Representative and former Pittsfield city council member. Opened in 2004, this modern…
Springfield Union Station was opened by the Boston and Albany Railroad (B&A) in 1926. In June 2017, the people of Springfield gathered to celebrate Union Station’s extensive rehabilitation—a project three…
Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
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