Union Station (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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.

Worcester
Worcester Union Station in September 2022
General information
Location2 Washington Square
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′40″N 71°47′42″W
Owned byWorcester 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
Platforms1 side platform (Worcester Main Line)
2 unused island platforms (Worcester Branch)
Tracks4 (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
Parking300 short-term spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WOR
Fare zone8 (MBTA)
History
Opened1835
Rebuilt1875, 1909–1911, 1994–2000
Passengers
FY 20225,068 annual boardings and alightings (Amtrak)
20181,298 weekday average boardings (MBTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Springfield
toward Chicago
Lake Shore Limited Framingham
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Framingham/​Worcester Line Grafton
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
Built byWoodbury and Leighton Company, Boston
ArchitectWatson & Huckel
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofBlackstone Canal Historic District (ID71000030)
NRHP reference No.80000617
Significant dates
Added to NRHP1980
Designated CPAugust 15, 1995
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