Route 128 station

Route 128
Amtrak Northeast Regional at Route 128 station in 2017
General information
Location	50 University Avenue Westwood, Massachusetts United States
Coordinates	42°12′37″N 71°08′50″W / 42.2102°N 71.1472°W / 42.2102; -71.1472
Owned by	Amtrak (station and platforms) MBTA (parking garage and tracks)[1]
Line(s)	Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	2,578 spaces; paid[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RTE
IATA code	ZRU
Fare zone	2 (MBTA)
History
Opened	April 26, 1953[3]
Rebuilt	1965, 1998–2000[1]
Passengers
2018	1,721 (MBTA daily boardings)[4]
FY 2023	408,132[5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Providence toward Washington, D.C. Acela Boston Back Bay toward Boston South Providence toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Preceding station MBTA Following station Canton Junction toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line Readville toward South Station
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Canton Junction toward Foxboro Foxboro event service 1989–1994 Back Bay toward South Station Preceding station Amtrak Following station Providence toward New Haven Beacon Hill 1978–1981 Boston South Terminus Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Canton Junction toward New Haven Shore Line Readville toward Boston
Proposed services Preceding station MBTA Following station Canton Junction toward Battleship Cove or New Bedford South Coast Rail Phase 2 (2030) Readville toward South Station
Track layout Legend Northeast Corridor to Boston South Station   Route 128[a] NB Route 128[a] SB to I-93 to Route 128[a] Northeast Corridor to Wickford Jct. or Stoughton to Washington, D.C. or Mid-Atlantic cities   ^ a b c I-95 / US 1 / Route 128
Location

Route 128 station (sometimes titled Route 128/University Park^[6]) is a passenger rail station located at the crossing of the Northeast Corridor and Interstate 95/US Route 1/Route 128 at the eastern tip of Dedham and Westwood, Massachusetts, United States. The station is shared by Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). It is served by most MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line trains, as well as by all Amtrak Northeast Regional and Acela intercity trains. The station building, platforms, and parking garage are all fully accessible. It is the 23rd busiest Amtrak station in the country and the fifth busiest in New England.^[7]

The Boston and Providence Railroad and its successors Old Colony Railroad and New Haven Railroad served Green Lodge station, at the modern station site, from the 1850s to the 1920s. In 1953, the New Haven opened Route 128 station as a park and ride station adjacent to the Route 128 expressway. The original station buildings were replaced in 1965. Amtrak took over intercity service in 1971; the MBTA began subsidizing commuter service in 1973. The two agencies rebuilt the station from 1998 to 2000 with high-level platforms, a postmodern station building, and a four-story parking garage. The station attracted nearby transit-oriented development, but has suffered from unreliable escalators and elevators.