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Walpole MBTA Station |
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| Address | 275 West Street Walpole, MA 02081-1608 |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 574 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1883 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| Formerly | Walpole Union Station | ||||||||||
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Walpole is a station along the MBTA Commuter Rail's Franklin Line from Franklin, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located in Walpole, Massachusetts near the town center.
The station was formerly known as Walpole Union Station, having originally served the Old Colony Railroad as well as the New York and New England Railroad.[1] The former Old Colony Railroad line, which spans from Mansfield to Framingham, is now part of CSX Transportation's Framingham Subdivision and no longer sees regular passenger service. A short segment of this line south of Walpole is used for special event service to the Foxboro station at Gillette Stadium. The MBTA recently completed a study to determine the feasibility of extending fulltime commuter rail service to Foxboro. [2]
As of September 1, 2009, Walpole Station head house closed. Train tickets can now be purchased on the train and trains continue to make scheduled stops.
The official address of Walpole Station is 275 West Street, but it is actually located on a side road leading to the station across the Foxboro Stadium Line. Parking is not only available at the station on the south side of the tracks but on the north side of the tracks off of Elm Street (MA 27).
Parking across the street is $3.00 but parking close to the station building is $4.00.