Wickford Junction station

Wickford Junction
Platform at Wickford Junction in June 2012
General information
Location1011 Ten Rod Road
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°34′51″N 71°29′29″W / 41.5808°N 71.4914°W / 41.5808; -71.4914
Owned byRIDOT
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3 (two main and one platform siding)
ConnectionsBus transport RIPTA: 14, 65x, 66
Construction
Parking1,100 spaces (free)
Bicycle facilities20 spots (free)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
OpenedFirst station: 1844
Second station: April 23, 2012
ClosedOctober 1, 1981 (former station)
Rebuilt1871, 1887, c. 1890
Previous namesWickford (1844–1871)
Passengers
2018235 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Providence/​Stoughton Line T. F. Green Airport
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingston
toward New Haven
Beacon Hill
Closed 1981
East Greenwich
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Kingston
toward New Haven
Shore Line East Greenwich
toward Boston
Location
Map

Wickford Junction station is a commuter rail station located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. It is the southern terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line and serves as a park and ride location for commuters to Providence and Boston. The station consists of a single high-level side platform on a stub-end siding next to the Northeast Corridor mainline.

The first station at the site opened in 1844. In 1870, the Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company was opened from the station to Wickford Landing, where it connected with steamships to Newport, Rhode Island. The station was rebuilt in 1871, expanded in 1887, and rebuilt again around 1890 after a fire. Branch service ended in 1925, but the station remained open until 1981. A new station and parking garage opened on the same site on April 23, 2012, as part of the South County Commuter Rail project, which also included the new T. F. Green Airport station.

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