Fall River station
Fall River | |||||||||||
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 Postcard of the former Fall River station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Davol Street, Fall River, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°42′49.25″N 71°9′15.90″W / 41.7136806°N 71.1544167°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fall River Secondary | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  SRTA | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 513 spaces (planned) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces (planned) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Opening | November 2023 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 5, 1958 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Fall River Depot/Bowenville | ||||||||||
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Fall River or Fall River Depot is a planned MBTA Commuter Rail station in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is planned to serve the South Coast Rail project.[1] The station will be built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. Fall River Station will be built on a line that was once part of the original Fall River Railroad and Old Colony & Newport Railway.
The MBTA awarded a $159 million contract for construction of the Fall River Secondary portion of the project including Fall River station, in May 2020. Service was then planned to begin in November 2023.[2][3] Two former industrial buildings were demolished in 2020 to make room for the station and its parking lot.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.southcoastrail.com/downloads/Fall_River_Depot_Station_Layout.pdf
- ^ "South Coast Rail Main Line Construction Contract Approved" (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. May 11, 2020.
- ^ Tabakin, Jennifer (May 11, 2020). "MBTA Construction Contract No. K78CN03: Fall River Secondary Commuter Rail Expansion Project" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ Roy, Linda (August 6, 2020). "North End industrial site demolished for commuter rail station". South Coast Today.
External links
Media related to Fall River station at Wikimedia Commons
List of Old Colony Railroad stations
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