New Bedford Subdivision

The New Bedford Subdivision is a freight railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad. The line runs from the end of the CSX Middleboro Subdivision near Weir Village (in Taunton) south to New Bedford along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. It joins the Fall River Subdivision at Myricks (in Berkley).

New Bedford Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
LocaleBristol County, Massachusetts
Termini
Stations2 (future)
Service
TypeFreight rail, future commuter rail
SystemMassachusetts Coastal Railroad
MBTA Commuter Rail (future)
ServicesSouth Coast Rail (future)
History
Planned opening2023 (2023)
Technical
Line length18.5 miles (29.8 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed10 miles per hour (16 km/h) (freight)
Route map

South Coast Rail (future Phase 2)
13.3 mi
21.4 km
Cotley Junction
South Coast Rail (future Phase 1)
East Taunton
(future)
Myricks (closed)
Former Middleboro Branch
to Middleboro Subdivision
16.9 mi
27.2 km
Myricks Junction
Fall River Subdivision
South Coast Rail (future)
East Freetown (closed)
Braleys (closed)
Acushnet (closed)
Church Street
(future)
29.2 mi
47 km
Mount Pleasant Junction
29.8 mi
48 km
Sawyer Street
New Bedford
(future)
31.8 mi
51.2 km
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