River Works station

River Works
The inbound platform at River Works in April 2015
General information
Location	1000 Western Avenue (Route 107) Lynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°27′N 70°58′W / 42.45°N 70.97°W / 42.45; -70.97
Line(s)	Eastern Route
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 mainline tracks and 2 sidings
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	September 9, 1965[1]
Previous names	G.E. Works; G.E. River Works
Passengers
2018	27 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Chelsea toward North Station Newburyport/​Rockport Line Lynn toward Newburyport or Rockport
Proposed services Preceding station MBTA Following station Wonderland toward Charles/MGH Blue Line Lynn Terminus
Location

River Works station (sometimes written Riverworks) is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line in West Lynn, Massachusetts. The only private station on the system, it is only open to GE Aviation employees who work at the adjacent River Works plant. The station has minimal facilities – two small sections of platform and several shelters – and is not accessible.

The Eastern Railroad and successor Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) had a West Lynn station at Commercial Street from the mid-19th century to the 1950s; the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad had its own West Lynn station nearby from 1875 to 1940. The Thomson-Houston Electric Company opened its factory in West Lynn in 1883; this River Works plant became part of General Electric in 1892. The B&M provided intermittent passenger service to the plant in the early and mid-20th century. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began funding Eastern Route service in January 1965, and stops at the plant resumed on September 9, 1965. It was not shown on maps until the 1970s and on public timetables until 1989.

River Works station is proposed to be opened to the public and made accessible as part of plans for a development on adjacent land. In May 2017, the developer reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, although financing had not yet been secured. The location is also a potential station site for a proposed extension of the rapid transit Blue Line to Lynn.