West Concord station

West Concord
An outbound train at West Concord station in 2017
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue and Main Street West Concord, Concord, Massachusetts
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[1]
Line(s)	Fitchburg Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	146 spaces ($4.00 daily)
Bicycle facilities	10 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1871
Rebuilt	1894
Previous names	Union Station, Concord Junction
Passengers
2018	359 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station South Acton toward Wachusett Fitchburg Line Concord toward North Station
Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	42°27′22.94″N 71°23′32.54″W / 42.4563722°N 71.3923722°W / 42.4563722; -71.3923722
Built	1894
Architectural style	Queen Anne style
NRHP reference No.	89000143[3]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1989

West Concord station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station located in West Concord, Massachusetts. It is served by the Fitchburg Line. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with mini-high platforms for accessibility. The adjacent station building, now a restaurant, is not used for railroad purposes.

Concord Junction station opened in 1871 at the junction of the Fitchburg Railroad and the Framingham and Lowell Railroad, replacing an earlier station at Damon Mill to the west. It soon became an important railroad junction, and a new union station was built in 1894. Passenger service declined during the 20th century, though commuter service to Boston was retained. The station and surrounding village were renamed as West Concord in 1927. The interior of the station building was restored in the 1980s; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as Union Station. The exterior was restored with the original tri-color paint scheme in the 2000s. Since 1990, the building has been used as a restaurant, Club Car Cafe.