Anderson Regional Transportation Center
Transit station in Woburn, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anderson Regional Transportation Center (RTC) (noted on MBTA schedules and maps as Anderson/Woburn, and on Amtrak schedules and maps as Woburn–Anderson) is a train and bus station located at 100 Atlantic Avenue, off Commerce Way, in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 30 off Interstate 93 or Exit 54 (Washington Street) from southbound Interstate 95/Route 128.
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Location | 100 Atlantic Avenue Woburn, Massachusetts United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.5174°N 71.144°W / 42.5174; -71.144 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Massport | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | New Hampshire Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Logan Express | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: WOB | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 (MBTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 8, 2001 (bus)[1] April 28, 2001 (rail)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 1,296 (weekday average boardings)[3] (MBTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2022 | 13,626 annually[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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It opened on April 28, 2001, replacing nearby Mishawum as Woburn's main Amtrak and MBTA station. It was named in memory of James R. "Jimmy" Anderson (1968–1981), whose death led to the Woburn Wells court case (Anderson v. Cryovac) chronicled in the book, and film, A Civil Action.[5]