Fall River Secondary

Fall River Secondary
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
LocaleBristol County, Massachusetts
Termini
Stations3 (future)
Service
TypeFreight rail, future commuter rail
SystemMassachusetts Coastal Railroad[1]
MBTA Commuter Rail (future)
ServicesSouth Coast Rail (future)
History
Planned opening2023 (2023)
Technical
Line length14.2 miles (22.9 km)[2]
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed10 miles per hour (16 km/h) (freight)[2]
Route map

Legend
New Bedford Subdivision
to Middleboro Subdivision
Myricks (closed)
0.0 mi
0 km
New Bedford Subdivision
to New Bedford
Assonet (closed)
Crystal Spring (closed)
 Freetown
(future)
Former Dight. & Som.
to Northeast Corridor
7.5 mi
12.1 km
Somerset Junction (closed)
Weaver's Cove Layover (future)
 Fall River
(closed/future)
11.0 mi
17.7 km
Wharf Yard
12.0 mi
19.3 km
 Battleship Cove
(future) | Ferry Street (closed)
14.2 mi
22.9 km
Newport Line
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The Fall River Secondary (also called Fall River Subdivision) is a freight railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad;[3] it was formerly owned and operated by CSX Transportation. The line runs from the New Bedford Subdivision at Myricks (in Berkley) south to Fall River[4] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. At its south end, at the Rhode Island state line in Fall River, it becomes a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference massrail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Albany Division Timetable No. 4" (PDF). CSX Transportation. November 1, 2004.
  3. ^ "Cape Rail cuts track deal for freight". capecodtimes.com. Cape Cod Times. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ CSX Timetables: Fall River Subdivision