Mishawum station

Mishawum
Mishawum station and associated development in May 2014
General information
Location	250 Mishawum Road, Woburn, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°30′15″N 71°08′15″W / 42.5043°N 71.1376°W / 42.5043; -71.1376
Line(s)	New Hampshire Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	c. 1840s; September 24, 1984[1]
Closed	c. 1950
Rebuilt	1989–1991; 2008–2010
Previous names	North Woburn (until c. 1885)
Passengers
2018	32 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Anderson/​Woburn toward Lowell Lowell Line limited service Winchester Center toward North Station
Former services Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station South Wilmington toward Concord, NH Boston – Concord, NH Walnut Hill toward Boston
Location

Mishawum station is an MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line station located in the north part of Woburn, Massachusetts just north of the Route 128/I-95 beltway. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Mishawum is a limited-service flag stop intended for reverse commuting to the adjacent office park, with no weekend service. With just 32 boardings on an average weekday in 2018, Mishawum is one of the least busy stations on the commuter rail system.^[2]

The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened in 1835, with a North Woburn station opened by midcentury. It was renamed Mishawum around 1885 when the Woburn Loop opened with its own North Woburn station. Served by only a handful of daily trains during the 20th century, the station closed around 1950. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which took over Boston commuter rail service in the 1960s, opened a park and ride station at Mishawum in 1984. A 1989–1991 renovation made the station accessible, and Logan Express bus service began in 1992. It was replaced by Anderson Regional Transportation Center in 2001 and service was reduced to three daily round trips; the station has not been accessible since around 2007. An adjacent office building opened as transit-oriented development around 2010, but a planned apartment complex was not built. The station has been closed since December 14, 2020, as reduced schedules are run during the COVID-19 pandemic.