Wickford Junction station

Wickford Junction
Platform at Wickford Junction in June 2012
General information
Location	1011 Ten Rod Road North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°34′51″N 71°29′29″W / 41.5808°N 71.4914°W / 41.5808; -71.4914
Owned by	RIDOT
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3 (two main and one platform siding)
Connections	RIPTA: 14, 65x, 66
Construction
Parking	1,100 spaces (free)
Bicycle facilities	20 spots (free)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	First station: 1844 Second station: April 23, 2012
Closed	October 1, 1981 (former station)
Rebuilt	1871, 1887, c. 1890
Previous names	Wickford (1844–1871)
Passengers
2018	235 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Providence/​Stoughton Line T. F. Green Airport toward South Station
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kingston toward New Haven Beacon Hill Closed 1981 East Greenwich toward Boston South Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Kingston toward New Haven Shore Line East Greenwich toward Boston
Location

Wickford Junction station is a commuter rail station located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. It is the southern terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line and serves as a park and ride location for commuters to Providence and Boston. The station consists of a single high-level side platform on a stub-end siding next to the Northeast Corridor mainline.

The first station at the site opened in 1844. In 1870, the Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company was opened from the station to Wickford Landing, where it connected with steamships to Newport, Rhode Island. The station was rebuilt in 1871, expanded in 1887, and rebuilt again around 1890 after a fire. Branch service ended in 1925, but the station remained open until 1981. A new station and parking garage opened on the same site on April 23, 2012, as part of the South County Commuter Rail project, which also included the new T. F. Green Airport station.