Foxboro station

Foxboro Station
A railway platform next to a single track
The single platform at Foxboro station in 2013
General information
LocationPatriot Place near U.S. Route 1
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°05′42″N 71°15′41″W / 42.0950°N 71.2615°W / 42.0950; -71.2615
Line(s)Framingham Secondary
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4[1]
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1971 (event service)
October 21, 2019 (regular service)
Passengers
2023112–133 daily boardings[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Franklin/​Foxboro Line Windsor Gardens
Foxboro event service Dedham Corporate Center
Mansfield
toward Providence
Terminus
Location
Map

Foxboro station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Foxborough, Massachusetts, located adjacent to Gillette Stadium and the Patriot Place shopping center. The station has a single side platform serving the main track of the Framingham Secondary. It is the terminus of a branch of the Franklin/Foxboro Line service, and is served by trains from Boston via the Franklin/Foxboro Line and from Providence via the Providence/Stoughton Line (Northeast Corridor) during events at Gillette Stadium.

Previous passenger service on the line ran from 1870 to 1933, with several stations in Foxborough. Special service for New England Patriots games and other stadium events ran from 1971 to 1973, then resumed in 1986. Regular weekday service to the station via the Franklin Line was studied in 2010 and proposed in 2014. A pilot program of service was announced in 2017, and ten daily round trips began operation in October 2019. The pilot was suspended in November 2020, but four midday round trips resumed on May 23, 2022. A new one-year pilot began on September 12, 2022, and was made permanent in October 2023.

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