Framingham (MBTA station)

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Framingham MBTA Commuter Rail station Amtrak station
Station statistics
Address	417 Waverly Street Framingham, MA 01702
Lines	Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited MBTA: Framingham/Worcester Line
Other information
Code	FRA
Fare zone	5
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	1,576[1] ▼ 17.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Worcester toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Boston Back Bay toward Boston (South) Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Ashland toward Worcester Framingham/Worcester Line West Natick toward South Station

Framingham is an MBTA commuter rail and Amtrak station serving the town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The station is a well-patronized stop and former terminus on the Framingham/Worcester Line, served by 21 weekday round trips to South Station, Boston. Additionally, it is the first stop west of Boston on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited Boston section, which provides daily service between Boston and Albany, New York with connections for Chicago's Union Station.

Framingham is a wheelchair-accessible station.

[edit] Bus Connections

• The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA)^[2] operates a regional bus service which provides service to other local routes connecting the various regions of town and fixed route public bus lines servicing multiple communities in the MetroWest region, including the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Milford, Marlborough, Sudbury, Sherborn, Natick and Weston.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Framingham, MA

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Framingham station page on MBTA's official website

• Framingham (MBTA station) is at coordinates 42°16′36″N 71°25′04″W / 42.276560, -71.417753 (Framingham (MBTA station))Coordinates: 42°16′36″N 71°25′04″W / 42.276560, -71.417753 (Framingham (MBTA station))