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[KevinKorell]

Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, MA, 6/29/23:

 

 

      Work stalls at closed MBTA station in South Attleboro  

 

 

Work on the closed South Attleboro commuter rail station has stalled again.

 

Update

[KevinKorell]

Sun-Chronicle,  Attleboro, MA,  7/1/23:

 

 

  State's secretary of transportation to tour shut South Attleboro train station      

 

 

The state’s secretary of transportation is slated to visit the South Attleboro commuter rail station Monday.

 

Here is the latest.

[KevinKorell]

Sun-Chronicle, Attleboro, MA, 7/3/23:

 

 

     State transportation chief visits closed South Attleboro commuter rail station  

 

 

State Secretary of Transportation Gina Fiandaca didn’t cross the street to take a closer look at the decaying MBTA Commuter Rail Station in South Attleboro Monday afternoon.

 

The visit

[KevinKorell]

WJAR-TV, NBC-10 in Providence, RI, 7/3/23:

 

 

   Frustration builds as state stays quiet on plan to reopen South Attleboro train station    

 

 

The MBTA's South Attleboro train station was closed in February 2021 and since then, members of the community have had to look at the rusted out pedestrian overpass.

 

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Since there would be concern about Amtrak and MBTA traffic passing through during demolition and reconstruction, now would be a good time to do nighttime work while there is little to no MBTA overnight, and while Amtrak's 65/66/67 overnight trains are suspended in New England anyway due to Hell Gate Bridge work.   Take advantage of the same suspension to get this done.

[KevinKorell]

Editorial in Sun-Chronicle, Attleboro, MA, 7/8/23:

 

 

 

   Our View: Get South Attleboro back on track  

 

 

The MBTA wants more people to take the train.

 

The state wants more people to use public transportation.

 

Editorial

[KevinKorell]

Sun-Chronicle, Attleboro, MA, 9/18/23:

 

 

   Demolition at South Attleboro MBTA commuter rail station now expected to be done by end of October    

 

The parking lot at the South Attleboro MBTA Commuter Rail Station just off Route 1A is full of heavy equipment and dumpsters and it’s surrounded by a big fence.

That would seem to indicate demolition is about to begin again on the station which was closed in February 2021 because of an unsafe pedestrian bridge.

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

Sun-Chronicle, Attleboro, MA, 11/1/23:

 

 

    South Attleboro train station demo done; MBTA looking for funding to rebuild    

 

 

Demolition work at the South Attleboro Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter rail station is done, but it remains unclear when the station will be back up and running.

 

Full story

[KevinKorell]

WJAR-TV, NBC-10 in Providence, RI, 4/25/24:

 

 

     MBTA to resume limited service to South Attleboro train station    

 

 

Commuter Rail service is returning to South Attleboro Station next month, although on a limited basis.

 

 

Story

 

So only 3 trains at each rush hour will serve the station initially.   Without the pedestrian bridge that was demolished, the 3 inbound trains will have to cross over to serve the platform that does not require a bridge.

 

This will be the first time that the South Attleboro and Pawtucket-Central Falls stations, about a mile apart, are open at the same time.