Framingham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Modern station platforms and pedestrian bridge, opened in 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 417 Waverly Street Framingham, Massachusetts United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°16′35″N 71°25′6″W / 42.27639°N 71.41833°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Worcester Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 166 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: FRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 5 (MBTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1834 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1848, 1885, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | South Framingham (until January 8, 1915)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 2,144 annual boardings and alightings[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 1,130 (weekday average boardings)[3] (MBTA weekday average) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Framingham Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Framingham station in 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Built | 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | H. H. Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 75000258[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1975 |
Framingham station is a historic Boston and Albany Railroad station located in downtown Framingham, Massachusetts. Designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, it was one of the last of the railroad stations he designed in the northeastern United States to be built. The station, built in 1884–85, served as a major stop on the B&A Main Line as well as a hub for branch lines to Milford, Mansfield, Fitchburg, and Lowell. After years of deterioration, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as the Framingham Railroad Station, and restored a decade later.[4]
In 2001, MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line and Amtrak operations were shifted to a new set of platforms nearby, which have high-level sections for handicapped-accessible boarding and a footbridge for crossing the tracks. This new station is among the busiest on the MBTA system, with 41 daily MBTA and 2 Amtrak trains on weekdays. The H. H. Richardson-designed station building remains largely intact and is currently used as a restaurant.
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