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Freetown station
Future railway station in Freetown, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Freetown station is a future MBTA Commuter Rail station located in the Assonet village of Freetown, Massachusetts. It is planned to open in May 2025 as part of the first phase of the South Coast Rail project. The station will have a single side platform on the west side of the Fall River Secondary, along with a park and ride lot.
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![]() Freetown station during a ribbon cutting in December 2022 | |||||||||||
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Location | South Main Street Assonet, Freetown, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°46′21.55″N 71°5′37.28″W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Fall River Secondary | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
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Parking | 170 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 8[2] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | May 2025 (planned) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2030 | 60 (projected weekday boardings)[1]: 66 | ||||||||||
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The Fall River Railroad opened through Freetown in 1845. Two stations on the line in Freetown were open until the 1930s. Freetown was announced as a potential South Coast Rail station in 2009. The planned station site was relocated slightly to the northeast in 2018. A construction contract was issued in 2020, and the station was substantially completed in December 2022.