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Renovated MBTA Station Reopens

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston recently cut the ribbon to open the Littleton Commuter Rail Station, which underwent extensive improvements as part of the Fitchburg Double Track Project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The project added a ­second mainline track to the existing track through the station. A new high-level platform, the length of a train, replaces the existing platform to allow for direct platform-to-coach boarding. Also, a new enclosed overhead walkway, with ramps, above the new track connects the parking lot with the platform.

“It is wonderful that, in reopening Littleton Station, the MBTA can once again improve service for our customers,” said MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott. “Improvements like the platform upgrades and expanded parking create a better travel experience for our customers using ­Littleton Station.” “The Littleton Commuter Rail Station project is a model of what can be done when key stakeholders unite behind a vision for our community and work together to make it a reality,” said Rep. Niki ­Tsongas (D-MA).

Before the station reopening, MBTA owned a limited number of parking spaces. The agency used $2 million in grant funds from the commonwealth’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development to purchase an adjacent 200-space private station parking lot. Since then, the MBTA has upgraded the lot to provide an off-street drop-off area connecting to the walkway to the platform.

 

Participants in dedication ceremonies for MBTA’s new Littleton Station, from left: Littleton Town Administrator Keith Bergman, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott, state Rep. Jim Arciero, Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Niki Tsongas (D-MA), and state Sen. Jamie Eldridge.

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