Station and Junction Listing
This list shows all stations and junctions that have existed on the original Fitchburg Railroad between Boston and Fitchburg. A list of current stations is also available.
| Milepost | City | Station / Junction | Opening date | Connections and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Boston | North Station | Orange Line, Green Line and all north side Commuter Rail lines Amtrak Downeaster |
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| Boston Engine Terminal | A flag stop with a wooden platform for MBTA employees only | |||
| MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line, Haverhill/Reading Line and Newburyport/Rockport Line split | ||||
| Somerville | Union Square | 1835 | closed | |
| Somerville | closed (Park Street) | |||
| 3.37 | Cambridge | Porter Square | Red Line, originally Porter's | |
| 4.16 | West Cambridge (station) | closed (137 Sherman Street) | ||
| 4.28 | West Cambridge (junction) | split with (abandoned) Watertown Branch Railroad loop (east of New Street) | ||
| 4.53 | Brick Yards (Fens) | closed; split with (abandoned) Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad (just east of Alewife Brook Parkway) | ||
| 5.35 | join with (abandoned) Fitchburg Cutoff | |||
| 5.52 | Belmont | Hill Crossing | closed (near Brighton Street, Belmont/Blanchard Road, Cambridge) | |
| 6.43 | Belmont Center | 74/75 bus, temporarily closed 1958, reopened March 4, 1974 | ||
| 7.39 | Waverley | 73 trackless trolley, temporarily closed 1958, reopened March 4, 1974. | ||
| 8.31 | Waltham | Clematis Brook | closed June 1978. Was located off Clematis Ave. in Waltham. Track connection to the (abandoned) Central Massachusetts Railroad. | |
| 9.26 | Beaver Brook | closed June 1978. Was located on Rose Hill Way in Waltham. | ||
| join with (abandoned) Watertown Branch Railroad loop | ||||
| 9.86 | Waltham | 70, 70A, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558 buses | ||
| 10.55 | Riverview | closed January 17, 1965 | ||
| 11.49 | Brandeis/Roberts | originally Roberts | ||
| 12.23 | Weston | Stony Brook | closed | |
| 13.16 | Kendal Green | |||
| 13.72 | Hastings | limited service, five inbound trains and six outbound trains on weekdays. | ||
| 14.71 | Silver Hill | limited service, two inbound trains and three outbound trains on weekdays. | ||
| 16.66 | Lincoln | Lincoln | originally South Lincoln | |
| 17.76 | Baker Bridge | closed | ||
| 20.05 | Concord | Concord | ||
| 21.89 | West Concord | |||
| 25.06 | Acton | South Acton | Clock Tower Shuttle; terminal station for some trains; temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened June 28, 1965. | |
| 26.77 | West Acton | closed January 17, 1965, reopened June 28, 1965, closed April 30, 1975. The station building has been torn down and currently houses New London Pizza. | ||
| 28.93 | Boxborough | Boxboro | closed. The station stop was located on Depot Road. | |
| 30.16 | Littleton | Littleton/Route 495 | 1980 | opened January 13, 1980, as a replacement for the former Littleton station. It is located near the intersection of Route 2 and Interstate 495, on Foster St. |
| 31.47 | Littleton | Opened 1879, temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened June 28, 1965, closed April 30, 1975. Replaced by Littleton/Route 495. The former station building, Harwood depot, still stands at the intersection of Taylor Street and King Street. | ||
| 33.72 | Ayer | Willows | Closed; it was located between Littleton and Ayer and served both communities. | |
| 36.07 316.07 |
Ayer | temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened June 28, 1965, temporarily closed April 30, 1975, reopened January 13, 1980 | ||
| 39.43 319.43 |
Shirley | Shirley | temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened May 1981 | |
| 42.14 322.14 |
Lunenburg | Lunenburg | closed | |
| 45.34 325.34 |
Leominster | North Leominster | temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened January 13, 1980 | |
| 49.55 329.55 |
Fitchburg | Fitchburg | MRTA Buses to Gardner, temporarily closed January 17, 1965, reopened January 13, 1980 |
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