South Acton station (MBTA)

South Acton
South Acton station in May 2017
General information
Location	10 Central Street Acton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°27′41″N 71°27′25″W / 42.461428°N 71.456881°W / 42.461428; -71.456881
Owned by	MBTA (station) Town of Acton (parking lot)
Line(s)	Fitchburg Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Maynard Commuter Shuttle, Cross Acton Transit
Construction
Parking	287 spaces
Bicycle facilities	100 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	October 1, 1844
Rebuilt	1980s 2012–2015[1]
Passengers
2018	991 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Littleton/Route 495 toward Wachusett Fitchburg Line West Concord toward North Station
Location

South Acton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Acton, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is located off Route 27 near Route 2 in the South Acton area. It is the busiest station on the Fitchburg line, averaging 991 weekday boardings.^[2] It serves as a park and ride station for Acton and other suburbs of Boston, with a 287-space parking lot owned by the town.

There has been a station on the Fitchburg mainline at the South Acton site since 1844; until 1958 it also served a branch line to Maynard which in earlier years had extended through Hudson to Marlborough. This unused right-of-way became the Assabet River Rail Trail. South Acton has had continuous Boston commuter service since its inception except for five months in 1965 during the transition from fully private railroad operations to state subsidy.

As part of a $277 million project upgrading the Fitchburg Line, South Acton station was completely rebuilt with two accessible high-level platforms connected with an overhead pedestrian bridge, as well as a drop-off lane off Maple Street.^[3] The work began in 2012 and the new station opened on December 19, 2015.^[4][1]