Readville station

Readville
A railway station complex seen from a bridge. At left is a three-track line at ground level; at right is a single-track line rising on an embankment. Both lines have asphalt platforms. In the background, a footbridge and railway bridge over the ground-level line are visible.
Providence/Stoughton (left) and Franklin/Foxboro Line platforms
General information
Location1800 Hyde Park Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°14′18″N 71°08′01″W / 42.2382°N 71.1336°W / 42.2382; -71.1336
Line(s)Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor)
Franklin Branch
Dorchester Branch
Dedham Branch (former)
Platforms1 side platform (Fairmount Line)
2 side platforms (Franklin/Foxboro Line)
2 side platforms (Northeast Corridor)
Tracks1 each (Franklin/Foxboro Line and Fairmount Line)
3 (Northeast Corridor)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 32, 33
Construction
Platform levels2
Parking353 spaces ($2.00 fee)
Bicycle facilitiesRacks available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1834
Rebuilt1898, 1992
Previous namesDedham Low Plain (lower level)
Blue Hills (upper level)
Passengers
2018426 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Fairmount Line Fairmount
Endicott Franklin/​Foxboro Line
Hyde Park
Route 128 Providence/​Stoughton Line
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Norwood Central
toward Foxboro
Foxboro event service Back Bay
(1988)
South Station
(1986–1987)
Terminus
East Dedham
toward Dedham
Dedham Branch
Closed 1967
Hyde Park
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Route 128
toward New Haven
Shore Line Hyde Park
toward Boston
East Dedham
toward Dedham
Dedham Branch Hyde Park
toward Readville
Endicott
toward Blackstone
Midland Line Hyde Park
toward Boston
Terminus Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch Glenwood
toward Boston
Location
Map

Readville station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail station located in the Readville section of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Fairmount, Franklin/Foxboro, and Providence/Stoughton Lines. Readville is the outer terminus for most Fairmount service, though some trips continue as Franklin/Foxboro Line trains. The station is located at a multi-level junction, with the Attleboro Line (used by the Providence/Stoughton Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor) tracks at ground level and the Dorchester Branch (used by the Fairmount Line) above. Franklin/Foxboro Line trains that run on the Northeast Corridor use a connecting track with a separate platform. An MBTA maintenance and storage yard and a CSX Transportation freight yard are located near the station.

Passenger service to Dedham Low Plain began in 1834 with the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P). A branch line to Dedham was built in 1835, and the neighborhood and station were renamed Readville in 1847. The Boston and New York Central Railroad opened its Midland Branch (Dorchester Branch) through Readville in 1855, crossing over the B&P. Its station there was originally named Blue Hill, but later renamed Readville as well. Both railroads were consolidated under the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the 1890s.

The New Haven built a two-level union station at Readville as part of an 1897–98 grade separation project, then constructed its Readville Shops car repair facility just to the west in 1900–03. Dorchester Branch service ended in 1944, and Dedham Branch service in 1967 when the newly formed MBTA ended its subsidies. Dorchester Branch service returned in 1979 as a Southwest Corridor construction bypass and became permanent as the Fairmount Line in 1987. The disused station building burned in a suspicious fire in 1983. The MBTA built accessible platforms and a footbridge in 1990–92. Readville 5-Yard, the former location of the 1958-closed Readville Shops, underwent decontamination in 2011–12 for reuse to allow construction of an industrial and office development. Providence/Stoughton Line service began stopping at Readville in 2024.

  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.