Fall River station

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.

Fall River
Postcard of the former Fall River station
Location	Davol Street, Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°42′49.25″N 71°9′15.90″W
Line(s)	Fall River Secondary
Platforms	1 side platform (planned)
Tracks	2
Connections	SRTA
Construction
Parking	513 spaces (planned)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces (planned)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1872
Opening	November 2023 (planned)
Closed	September 5, 1958
Previous names	Fall River Depot/Bowenville
Planned services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Battleship Cove Terminus South Coast Rail Freetown toward South Station

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

1. http://www.southcoastrail.com/downloads/Fall_River_Depot_Station_Layout.pdf
2. "South Coast Rail Main Line Construction Contract Approved" (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. May 11, 2020.
3. Tabakin, Jennifer (May 11, 2020). "MBTA Construction Contract No. K78CN03: Fall River Secondary Commuter Rail Expansion Project" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
4. 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