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|image = Union Station, Worcester MA.jpg |image_width = 389px |caption = Front facade of Worcester Union Station |type = Commuter rail line |system = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |status = Operating |locale = Central Massachusetts |start = Boston South Station |end = Worcester Union Station |stations = 17 |routes = |ridership = 16,293 Daily Weekday (2014) 3,007 Saturday (2014) 3,008 Sunday (2014) |open = 1834 as the Boston and Worcester Railroad |owner = MBTA Track from Boston to Framingham CSX Track from Framingham to Worcester 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail Executive Summary )〕 |operator = Keolis North America |character = |linelength = 44.3 miles 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail Executive Summary )〕 |notrack = |gauge = |map = }} The Framingham/Worcester Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system runs west from Boston, Massachusetts to Worcester, Massachusetts through the MetroWest region, serving 17 station stops in Boston, Newton, Wellesley, Natick, Framingham, Ashland, Southborough, Westborough, Grafton, and Worcester. The third-longest and second-busiest line on the system, the Framingham/Worcester Line is plagued by poor track conditions, interference from freight trains, and a number of non-handicapped-accessible stations. Service on the line is a mix of local and express trains serving Worcester plus short-turn Framingham locals. The Framingham/Worcester Line was one of the first commuter rail lines, with daily commuter-oriented service to West Newton beginning in 1834. Originally the Boston and Worcester Railroad, service has been operated by the Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central, Penn Central, and since 1964 by Boston and Maine Railroad, Amtrak, and the MBCR until 2014 under contract to the MBTA. Since 2014 service has been operated by Keolis North America. In 1975 the line was cut back to Framingham, but service returned to Worcester in 1994 with four infill stations added between 2000 and 2002. After purchasing the Framingham-Worcester trackage from CSX in 2012, the MBTA has begun adding service to the outer section of the line and performing track work to increase speeds and reliability. Two new stations are planned: Boston Landing in Brighton opening in 2016, and West Station in Beacon Park Yard opening in 2020. DMU local service is also planned for the inner part of the line. == History == Originally built in 1834 as the Boston and Worcester Railroad, the line was later part of the Boston and Albany Railroad and New York Central Railroad systems. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority acquired the tracks from Newton to Back Bay Station〔 in order to construct the Boston Extension of the Massachusetts Turnpike from the Route 128 circumferential highway to the then-elevated Central Artery in downtown Boston. Construction ran from 1962 to 1964, and reduced the railway to two tracks. The New York Central was merged into Penn Central Transportation in 1968, which went bankrupt in 1970. Amtrak was created in 1971 to run intercity rail service; since 1975, it has operated the Lake Shore Limited on the Boston-to-Albany tracks. On January 27, 1973 the MBTA acquired the remainder of the tracks east of Framingham, and subsidized passenger transit between Framingham and Boston. Commuter rail service between Worcester and Framingham was discontinued October 27, 1975, as the state did not subsidize it. The trackage on the western segment was inherited by Conrail in 1976, which returned to profitability in the 1980s. After a corporate breakup in 1999, CSX Transportation became the owner of the Worcester-to-Framingham segment. In the late 1980s, the Orange Line was rerouted into parallel tracks sharing the Framingham Line's right of way between Back Bay Station and the portal to the Washington Street Tunnel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Framingham/Worcester Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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