Union Station (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Worcester
Worcester Union Station in September 2022
General information
Location	2 Washington Square Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′40″N 71°47′42″W / 42.26111°N 71.79500°W / 42.26111; -71.79500
Owned by	Worcester Redevelopment Authority
Line(s)	CSX Boston Subdivision / MBTA Worcester Main Line CSX Worcester Branch / P&W Gardner Branch P&W mainline P&W Norwich Branch
Platforms	1 island platform (Worcester Main Line) 2 unused island platforms (Worcester Branch)
Tracks	4 (Worcester Main) 2 (Worcester Branch)
Connections	WRTA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 42 PVTA: B79 MART: Clinton Worcester Commuter, Worcester Shuttle Greyhound, Peter Pan
Construction
Parking	300 short-term spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WOR
Fare zone	8 (MBTA)
History
Opened	1835
Rebuilt	1875, 1909–1911, 1994–2000
Passengers
FY 2023	6,075 annual boardings and alightings[1] (Amtrak)
2018	1,298 weekday average boardings[2] (MBTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Springfield toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Framingham toward Boston South Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Framingham/​Worcester Line Grafton toward South Station
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Jamesville toward Albany Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line North Grafton toward Boston Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station South Worcester toward Providence Providence and Worcester Railroad Terminus South Worcester toward New London Norwich Branch Terminus Worcester–​Fitchburg Lincoln Square toward Fitchburg Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station Terminus Boston – Winchendon Lincoln Square toward Winchendon Worcester – Nashua Lincoln Square toward Nashua Worcester – Lowell Lincoln Square toward Lowell
Worcester Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Built by	Woodbury and Leighton Company, Boston[3]
Architect	Watson & Huckel
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Blackstone Canal Historic District (ID71000030)
NRHP reference No.	80000617
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	1980
Designated CP	August 15, 1995

Union Station is a railway station located at Washington Square in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the western terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line and a stop for the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited service. A bus terminal adjacent to the station is the hub for Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) local bus service; it is also used by PVTA, MART, Peter Pan, and Greyhound intercity buses.