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#1 Sloan

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 07:36 AM

New, full-train-length, high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks will be constructed to replace the existing platform, allowing level boarding access. An enclosed overhead walkway served by stairs and elevators will be constructed over the tracks connecting the two platforms.


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Posted 11 November 2012 - 09:02 AM

It's also a short-turn terminus, as some trains start or end their trips there if they don't go all the way to or from Fitchburg. Which gets me thinking that maybe an island platform would have been better here, though that adds costs if tracks have to be realigned.


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Posted 20 December 2012 - 10:15 AM

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Posted 23 December 2012 - 11:01 AM

Go Local, Worcester, MA, 12/20/12:

Murray Breaks Ground on South Acton Commuter Rail Station


Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today joined other state and local officials to break ground on the new South Acton Commuter Rail Station, a project that will improve, expand and revitalize the busiest station on the Fitchburg Line.


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Posted 02 February 2016 - 12:29 PM

Progressive Railroading, 2/2/16:

 


 

MBTA debuts accessibility improvements to South Acton Station

 

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) last week held a ceremony to mark the recent opening of a new commuter-rail station in Acton, Mass.

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Posted 08 February 2016 - 12:15 PM

MBTA website, 2/1/16:

New South Acton Commuter Rail Station Opening Event


MASSDOT and the MBTA joined with the Baker Administration, Federal, State, and Local Public officials and our neighbors in South Acton on Saturday, January 30, to celebrate the recent opening of the New South Acton Commuter Rail Station.



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