Wachusett station

Wachusett
The first revenue train at Wachusett station in September 2016
General information
Location	55 Authority Drive Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°33′12″N 71°50′52″W / 42.5534°N 71.8477°W / 42.5534; -71.8477
Line(s)	Pan Am Southern Freight Main Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3 (2 mainline plus 1 station siding)
Connections	MART: Wachusett Commuter Shuttle, 11 Wachusett Mountain shuttle (winter)
Construction
Parking	359 spaces ($3.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	10 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 30, 2016[1]
Passengers
2018	132 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Fitchburg Line Fitchburg toward North Station
Former services Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station South Ashburnham toward Troy Boston – Troy Fitchburg toward Boston
Location

Wachusett station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line. It is northwest of the intersection of Massachusetts Route 2 and Route 31 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It serves as the northwestern terminus for Fitchburg Line trains. The opening of Wachusett extended service 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west from Fitchburg on the Pan Am Southern main line, lengthening the Fitchburg Line to 54 miles (87 km). The station was expected to draw 400 daily riders; by 2018, daily ridership was 132.

After years of planning and discussion, work on the station began with site preparation in December 2012. Construction began in mid-2013. The station opened for limited weekday service on September 30, 2016, to satisfy the terms of the federal grant that funded it; full service began on November 21, 2016. At 54 miles (87 km) from North Station, Wachusett is the outermost MBTA station in Massachusetts; only Wickford Junction in Rhode Island is farther from Boston.