Millis Branch

Millis Branch
The former station building at Dover, as seen in 2014
Overview
Status	Abandoned
Owner	New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, later Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Locale	Southeastern Massachusetts
Termini	Boston South Station Millis
Stations	14[1]
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Operator(s)	New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, later MBTA, Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (freight)
History
Opened	1861 (Charles River Branch Railroad)
Closed	April 21, 1967[2]
Technical
Line length	22.1 miles[1]
Character	Surface-level
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map South Station Back Bay to Worcester to Providence, Stoughton, Blackstone, and Dedham Roslindale Village Bellevue Highland West Roxbury Former route to Dedham Bird's Hill Needham Junction to Needham Heights Charles River Dover Farm Street Medfield Framingham Secondary Clicquot Millis Medway West Medway Former route to Woonsocket and Pascoag, Rhode Island This diagram: view talk edit

The Millis Branch was a branch of what is now the MBTA Commuter Rail system. Branching off the still-operating Needham Line at Needham Junction, it ran through the towns of Dover, Medfield, Millis, and Medway. Due to lack of subsidies and poor ridership, the line was cut back to Millis station in April 1966, and all service ended on April 21, 1967, with the exception of some freight use on short portions of the line.