Readville station

Readville
Providence/Stoughton (left) and Franklin/Foxboro Line platforms
General information
Location	1800 Hyde Park Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°14′18″N 71°08′01″W / 42.2382°N 71.1336°W / 42.2382; -71.1336
Line(s)	Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor) Franklin Branch Dorchester Branch Dedham Branch (former)
Platforms	1 side platform (Fairmount Line) 2 side platforms (Franklin/Foxboro Line) 2 side platforms (Northeast Corridor)
Tracks	1 each (Franklin/Foxboro Line and Fairmount Line) 3 (Northeast Corridor)
Connections	MBTA bus: 32, 33
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	353 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	Racks available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1834
Rebuilt	1898, 1992
Previous names	Dedham Low Plain (lower level) Blue Hills (upper level)
Passengers
2018	426 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Fairmount Line Fairmount toward South Station Endicott toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line Hyde Park toward South Station Route 128 toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Norwood Central toward Foxboro Foxboro event service Back Bay (1988) toward South Station South Station (1986–1987) Terminus East Dedham toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 Hyde Park toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Route 128 toward New Haven Shore Line Hyde Park toward Boston East Dedham toward Dedham Dedham Branch Hyde Park toward Readville Endicott toward Blackstone Midland Line Hyde Park toward Boston Terminus Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch Glenwood toward Boston
Location

Readville station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail station located in the Readville section of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Fairmount, Franklin/Foxboro, and Providence/Stoughton Lines. Readville is the outer terminus for most Fairmount service, though some trips continue as Franklin/Foxboro Line trains. The station is located at a multi-level junction, with the Attleboro Line (used by the Providence/Stoughton Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor) tracks at ground level and the Dorchester Branch (used by the Fairmount Line) above. Franklin/Foxboro Line trains that run on the Northeast Corridor use a connecting track with a separate platform. An MBTA maintenance and storage yard and a CSX Transportation freight yard are located near the station.

Passenger service to Dedham Low Plain began in 1834 with the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P). A branch line to Dedham was built in 1835, and the neighborhood and station were renamed Readville in 1847. The Boston and New York Central Railroad opened its Midland Branch (Dorchester Branch) through Readville in 1855, crossing over the B&P. Its station there was originally named Blue Hill, but later renamed Readville as well. Both railroads were consolidated under the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the 1890s.

The New Haven built a two-level union station at Readville as part of an 1897–98 grade separation project, then constructed its Readville Shops car repair facility just to the west in 1900–03. Dorchester Branch service ended in 1944, and Dedham Branch service in 1967 when the newly formed MBTA ended its subsidies. Dorchester Branch service returned in 1979 as a Southwest Corridor construction bypass and became permanent as the Fairmount Line in 1987. The disused station building burned in a suspicious fire in 1983. The MBTA built accessible platforms and a footbridge in 1990–92. Readville 5-Yard, the former location of the 1958-closed Readville Shops, underwent decontamination in 2011–12 for reuse to allow construction of an industrial and office development. Providence/Stoughton Line service began stopping at Readville in 2024.