Extensions
As part of the South County Commuter Rail initiative, a 20-mile extension past Providence to T. F. Green Airport and Wickford Junction in Rhode Island is now fully open. The T. F. Green Airport part of the extension opened in December 2010, with Wickford Junction service beginning in April 2012.
A further 24-mile extension is under consideration by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Possible stops include Cranston and East Greenwich, and existing Amtrak stations in Kingston, Westerly as well as a possible revival of the Pawtucket/Central Falls Railroad Station. Rhode Island eventually plans to have its own statewide commuter service along the Northeast Corridor that would connect with MBTA service and an extension of Shore Line East. This would be the first commuter service to Westerly since the last state-sponsored train was run in December 1979.
The Stoughton branch is currently being extended to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford under a project called South Coast Rail. Track has been bought from CSX, but construction has not yet begun on stations.
Read more about this topic: Providence/Stoughton Line
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