Worcester (MBTA station)

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Worcester

Station statistics

Address

2 Washington Square
Worcester, MA

Lines

Amtrak:

Lake Shore Limited

MBTA:

Framingham/Worcester Line

Other information

Opened

1911

Rebuilt

2000

Code

WOR

Owned by

Worcester Redevelopment Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

5,406 (Amtrak only). ▼ 14.5%

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak	Following station
Springfield, Massachusetts toward Chicago	Lake Shore Limited	Framingham toward Boston (South)
Preceding station	MBTA	Following station
Terminus	Framingham/Worcester Line	Grafton toward South Station

Union Station is located at Washington Square in downtown in Worcester, Massachusetts. The station was originally built in 1911 during the heyday of railroading in the United States. It was abandoned in 1975 and fell into disrepair. It was acquired by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority and completely renovated at a cost of $32 million. The renovated station opened in July 2000. An intercity and local bus terminal, with five bus ports, was added at a cost of 5.2 million and opened in August 2006.^[1]

Union Station's facilities include:

the western terminus of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line, with inbound service to Back Bay and South Station in Boston.
a stop on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited Boston section to/from Albany, New York with connections to Chicago (formerly also the Regional's Inland Route)
intercity (Peter Pan Bus Lines) and local Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) bus service
staffed ticket windows, small concession and vending area, restrooms, enclosed well-lit waiting area
Free Wi-Fi
Grand Hall, with original elliptical stained-glass ceilings, interior marble columns and mahogany wood trim

There is limited parking adjacent to Union Station. The MBTA has arranged for monthly commuter parking at a former shopping mall's parking facility & a dedicated parking garage is under construction.

1 Nearby Worcester Attractions
2 Accessibility
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Nearby Worcester Attractions

Mechanics Hall, a concert hall listed among top 12 in Europe and America, top 4 in America^{[citation needed]}
DCU Center
Worcester Art Museum

[edit] Accessibility

Worcester Station is wheelchair accessible and has a full length high level platform.
Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars on the western end of the train. South Station is the only other station on this commuter rail line that has full length high level platforms. See MBTA accessibility.
Contact Amtrak for accessibility information at other stations.