Pawtucket/Central Falls station

Pawtucket/Central Falls
An MBTA train at the station in December 2023
General information
Location	300 Pine Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°52′43″N 71°23′32″W / 41.8787°N 71.3922°W / 41.8787; -71.3922
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	RIPTA: R-Line, 1, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 80, QX
Construction
Parking	201 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	8
History
Opened	1847; January 23, 2023
Closed	February 20, 1981
Rebuilt	June 16, 1916
Passengers
March 2024	701 daily boardings[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Providence toward Wickford Junction Providence/​Stoughton Line South Attleboro toward South Station Providence Terminus Foxboro event service South Attleboro toward Foxboro
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Providence Terminus Providence/​Stoughton Line Station closed 1981 Attleboro toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Providence toward New Haven Shore Line Attleboro toward Boston Providence Terminus Providence and Worcester Railroad Valley Falls toward Worcester
Location

Pawtucket/Central Falls station is a commuter rail station in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It opened for MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line service on January 23, 2023. The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Northeast Corridor. It is also a hub for RIPTA local bus service.

A former station, located slightly northeast on the border of Pawtucket and Central Falls, opened in 1916 to replace separate stations in the two cities. The station building was closed in 1959, and passenger service ended in 1981. The derelict station building, located above the Northeast Corridor tracks, is still extant.