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weekend of March 12–13, 2022, and entered service on March 14. Contrary to previous plans, the entire new platform was built at the same time. Construction was 40% complete by December 2022 and 70% complete by November 2023. The new island platform opened on July 1, 2024, replacing the side platform. Demolition of the former side platform and other infrastructure was expected to last the remainder of the year. Total project cost was $ 74 million.
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built. The full length of the new platform has a canopy. In 2019, construction was estimated to cost between $ 40 and $ 48 million. Plans at that time called for a temporary platform east of the I-290 overpass to be used while the west half of the new platform was constructed; the west half would then be used while the east half was built.
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In October 2020, $ 29.3 million in federal funding for the project was announced. A $ 44.4 million construction contract was approved on October 27, 2021. Notice to proceed was given on November 29, 2021, with completion then expected in December 2023. The temporary platform was constructed over the
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service was extended to Worcester on September 26, 1994. Off-peak service was gradually added; weekend service began on December 14, 1996. Union Station was acquired by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority in 1994 and completely renovated at a cost of $ 32 million. The station was restored and
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Design reached 30% in August 2019. The new 820-foot (250 m)-long island platform has an accessible footbridge at its east end, and stairs and an elevator into a converted storage room to provide direct access from the station building at its west end. A crossover east of the station was also
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was discontinued in May 1975. Commuter rail service between Worcester and Framingham (with no intermediate stops after 1960) was not subsidized by the MBTA; with just ten riders per day riding from Worcester, service was cut back to Framingham on October 27, 1975. Amtrak began operating a
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From 2000 to 2024, Union Station had a single high-level side platform several cars long. It was the only station on the line aside from the three limited-service Newton stations that could only be served by one train at a time – all other stations have two side platforms or an
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began operating through Worcester weeks later. Amtrak and Penn Central abandoned the main station building, using a small side building as a ticket office. The last commercial tenant left Union Station in 1972, and the structure fell into disrepair.
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and featured a 212-foot (65 m)-tall clocktower. Most railroads in southern New England were consolidated into three systems in the later 19th century. Long rivals, the B&W and Western merged in 1867 to form the
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broke ground on a new regional transit hub adjacent to Union Station. The cost was $ 14 million, with $ 10 million coming from the Federal Government and the rest coming from the state. The new hub opened in May 2013.
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Construction of a new Union Station on the southwest side of Washington Square began in 1909 as part of a grade separation project. The new station opened on June 4, 1911. It was designed by
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An intercity and local bus terminal on the west side of the station, with five bus ports, was added at a cost of $ 5.2 million and opened in August 2006. In April 2012, the
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Although primarily served by local trains, Worcester was also a stop for intercity services. On the B&A, these included the
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style. Two 175-foot (53 m)-tall towers of white marble flanked the main entrance. The main waiting room featured an
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took over intercity service on May 1, 1971. The B&A intercity service (an unnamed successor to the
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on the B&A, plus a daily New London round trip. The New Haven and the New York Central merged into
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Luciano's Cotton Club, a 1920s gangster-themed restaurant, is located in the Grand Hall. The
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Worcester became a rail hub in the mid-19th century, with seven railroads serving the city:
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All except the Western and the P&W used Foster Street station, located just north of
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with stained glass. The towers were removed in 1926 due to structural issues.
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The new platform in operation in September 2024, with additional work ongoing
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Passenger service slowly declined during the 20th century. Local service to
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Transportation buildings and structures in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses
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on the east side of Interstate 290 in 1975 or 1976. Boston-New Haven (
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National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
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established their state headquarters in Union Station in 2019.
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was constructed east of Washington Square in 1875. Designed by
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service. A bus terminal adjacent to the station is the hub for
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name in 1984, and ran in various forms until the early 2000s.
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is a railway station located at Washington Square in downtown
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system including the Boston, Barre and Gardner in 1900. The
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Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
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Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations
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in February 1850, using the W&N to access Worcester.
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1204:The abandoned Union Station was added to the 858:(WRTA) local bus service; it is also used by 160:2 unused island platforms (Worcester Branch) 1950:Worcester Union Station Improvements – MBTA 1705:East-West Passenger Rail Study Final Report 1487: 1485: 1483: 1464:Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years 1061: 3332:Transportation in Worcester, Massachusetts 3307:Former Boston and Albany Railroad stations 2740: 2726: 2188: 2174: 1977: 1963: 1891: 1874: 1839: 1828:Sullivan, Christopher (October 27, 2021). 1457: 1455: 1453: 1050:system including the P&W in 1892, the 992: 321:1,298 weekday average boardings (MBTA) 46: 3317:Former Boston and Maine Railroad stations 1550:"Union Station/Washington Square Project" 1044:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 723:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 521:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 52:Worcester Union Station in September 2022 1827: 1688:(Press release). Amtrak. 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Worcester (MBTA station)

Worcester, Massachusetts
42°15′40″N 71°47′42″W / 42.26111°N 71.79500°W / 42.26111; -71.79500
Boston Subdivision
MBTA Worcester Main Line
CSX Worcester Branch
P&W Gardner Branch
P&W mainline
P&W Norwich Branch
island platform
WRTA
PVTA
MART
Greyhound
Peter Pan
Amtrak
WOR

Amtrak
Springfield
Chicago
Lake Shore Limited
Framingham
Boston South

MBTA
Framingham/​Worcester Line
Grafton
South Station

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