Islington station (MBTA)

Islington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Westwood, Massachusetts. Located in the Islington neighborhood, it serves the Franklin/Foxboro Line. It was formerly the junction between the Norfolk County Railroad's original main line to Dedham (later abandoned) and the Midland Railroad's line to Boston via Readville station. Islington station has low-level platforms and is not accessible. In May 2024, the MBTA indicated the possibility of building accessible platforms shorter than standard length at Islington.^[2]

Islington
Islington station in June 2017
General information
Location	48 Carroll Avenue Westwood, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.2211°N 71.1840°W / 42.2211; -71.1840
Line(s)	Franklin Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	39 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Other information
Fare zone	3
Passengers
2018	128 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Norwood Depot toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line Dedham Corporate Center toward South Station
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Norwood toward Blackstone Midland Line Endicott toward Boston Norwood toward Providence Wrentham Branch
Location

References

1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
2. "Accelerating Accessibility within the Commuter Rail: Freestanding Mini-high Platform Initiative" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 23, 2024.

External links

Media related to Islington station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Islington