Middleborough station

Middleborough
Middleborough station near completion in August 2023
General information
Location	161 South Main Street Middleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°53′13″N 70°55′22″W / 41.88707°N 70.92287°W / 41.88707; -70.92287
Line(s)	Middleborough Main Line Middleboro Secondary
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	GATRA[1]
Construction
Parking	500 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	8[2]
History
Opening	May 2025 (planned)
Passengers
2030	670 daily boardings (projected)[1]: 66
Planned services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Bridgewater toward South Station South Coast Rail East Taunton toward Fall River or New Bedford
Former services Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station Bridgewater toward Braintree Braintree-Hyannis 1984-1988 Wareham toward Hyannis or Falmouth Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Titicut toward Boston Boston–​Middleborough Terminus Bridgewater toward Boston Boston–​Woods Hole Tremont toward Woods Hole Boston–​Hyannis Tremont toward Hyannis Brockton toward Boston Boston–​Provincetown Tremont toward Provincetown Taunton toward New York Cape Codder until 1937 Wareham toward Hyannis or Woods Hole Terminus Plymouth and Middleborough Branch East Middleborough toward Plymouth
Location

Middleborough station (also called Pilgrim Junction) is an under-construction MBTA Commuter Rail station in Middleborough, Massachusetts. It is expected to open in May 2025 as part of the South Coast Rail project, replacing Middleborough/Lakeville station for regular service. The station will have a single side platform located inside the wye between the Middleborough Main Line and the Middleboro Secondary.

The Fall River Railroad opened through Middleborough in 1845–46. Three branch lines from Middleborough followed: the Cape Cod Branch Railroad in 1847, the Middleborough and Taunton Railroad in 1856, and the Plymouth and Middleborough Railroad in 1892. The lines were consolidated under the Old Colony Railroad, which constructed a Tudor-style station building in 1887. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad acquired the Old Colony in 1893. Passenger service declined in the 20th century, with commuter rail service to Boston ending in 1959.

From 1984 to 1988, Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad seasonal commuter and excursion service stopped in Middleborough at the former station, which was demolished in the 1990s. MBTA service on the Middleborough/Lakeville line began in 1997, using Middleborough/Lakeville station to the south rather than the downtown station site. In 2017, a re-evaluation of the South Coast Rail project proposed an interim route via Middleborough, with a new Middleborough station. The site at the Pilgrim Junction wye was chosen in 2018, and a construction contract was awarded in 2020.