Gardner station

Gardner
Abandoned platform at Gardner in May 2013
General information
Location	Main Street, Gardner, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°34′03″N 71°59′05″W / 42.5675°N 71.9848°W / 42.5675; -71.9848
Line(s)	Pan Am Southern Freight Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform (1980s station)
Tracks	7 (shared with freight; only 2 tracks served the platform)
Connections	MART: Gardner Route 1, Gardner Route 2, G-Link Gardner-Orange, G-Link Gardner-Winchendon, MWCC Commuter Rail/Intercity
History
Opened	1851 (original); January 13, 1980 (later)
Closed	1960 (original); December 31, 1986 (later)
Passengers
1983	24 daily[1]
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Fitchburg Line Fitchburg toward North Station Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station Otter River toward Troy Boston – Troy East Gardner toward Boston Heywood toward Winchendon Boston – Winchendon Hubbardston toward Worcester
Location

Gardner station is a former station stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, located in Gardner, Massachusetts. Passenger service to Union Station ran from 1851 until 1960, and commuter service also briefly ran from 1980 to 1986. Restoration of passenger service was considered in the early 2000s, but was rejected due to low cost-effectiveness.