Worcester (MBTA station)

Worcester Union Station
Union Station in October 2011
Location	34 Washington Square Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′40″N 71°47′42″W / 42.26111°N 71.79500°W / 42.26111; -71.79500Coordinates: 42°15′40″N 71°47′42″W / 42.26111°N 71.79500°W / 42.26111; -71.79500
Owned by	Worcester Redevelopment Authority
Operated by	MBTA
Line(s)	Boston and Albany Railroad Worcester Branch
Platforms	1 side platform (B&A main)
Tracks	4 (B&A main) 2 (Worcester Branch)
Bus operators	WRTA Peter Pan Bus Lines Greyhound Lines MAX Express
Construction
Parking	300 short-term spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WOR
History
Opened	1911
Rebuilt	2000
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	6,152   14.99% (Amtrak)
Passengers (2013)	1,475 (weekday inbound average) (MBTA)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Springfield, MA toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Framingham toward Boston South Station MBTA Terminus Framingham/Worcester Line Grafton toward South Station   Former services   New York Central Railroad Hammond Street toward Albany Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line North Grafton toward Boston Terminus Worcester Line   Proposed services   Boston Surface Railroad Terminus Main line Opening 2017 Woonsocket toward Providence
Worcester Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Architect	Watson & Huckel
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Blackstone Canal Historic District (#71000030)
NRHP Reference #	80000617
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	1980
Designated CP	August 15, 1995
Location
Worcester Union Station Location within Massachusetts

Union Station is located at Washington Square in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the western terminus of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line, with inbound service to Boston, and a station along Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited passenger line. It also services Peter Pan, Greyhound, and MAX intercity bus routes, as well as local Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) bus service.

The current station was built in 1911 by the New York Central Railroad along the Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line, during the heyday of railroading in the United States, replacing the previous 1875 station. As a union station, it also served the Providence and Worcester Railroad (which was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad), the Norwich and Worcester Railroad (acquired by the New York and New England Railroad), the Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad and the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad (which both became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad). Passenger service to Union Station ended by 1974, and the abandoned station fell into disrepair.