Wickford Junction (MBTA station)
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Wickford Junction is a station under construction in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
on the Northeast Corridor
, extending the Providence/Stoughton Line
of the MBTA Commuter Rail
south from Providence
. It will serve local commuters to Providence and Boston, Massachusetts. The new station will have a park and ride
garage and is part of a $336 million project that includes the new T. F. Green Airport
station.
Partial funding for the new station is contained in the 2005 Transportation Bill
. An additional $12,269,449 was contained in an earmark to the FY2008 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development appropriations bill. In late 2009, the State of Rhode Island spent $3.2 million to purchase 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of land for the station and parking garage, with hopes that it could be in service in 2011. The MBTA expects to use a siding at this station to allow its trains to reverse direction.
Ground was broken for the new station on August 18, 2010 and service is expected to start in early 2012 with eight trains in each direction per day Service on the line will expand from 3 to 4 round trips each weekday once the new station opens. Travel time to Providence will be 25 minutes; time to Boston will be approximately 100 minutes. Some 80% of the 1700 riders per day projected for the extension to T.F. Green and Wickford are expected to board at Wickford Junction.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 26,486 at the 2010 census. The famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart was born in the village of Saunderstown, located in the southern region of North Kingstown....
on the Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
, extending the Providence/Stoughton Line
Providence/Stoughton Line
The Providence/Stoughton Line is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system running southwest from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The main line was originally built by the Boston and Providence Rail Road, and now carries service between Boston and T. F. Green Airport, Rhode Island...
of the MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
south from Providence
Providence (Amtrak station)
Providence Station is a railroad station in Providence, Rhode Island and is served by Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . The station has four tracks for passenger service, with a fifth track passing through for Providence and Worcester Railroad freight trains...
. It will serve local commuters to Providence and Boston, Massachusetts. The new station will have a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
garage and is part of a $336 million project that includes the new T. F. Green Airport
T. F. Green Airport (MBTA station)
T. F. Green Airport is a train station and intermodal facility in Warwick, Rhode Island on the Northeast Corridor, adjacent to T. F. Green Airport...
station.
Partial funding for the new station is contained in the 2005 Transportation Bill
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users is a funding and authorization bill that governs United States federal surface transportation spending. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 10, 2005, and expired as of September 30, 2009...
. An additional $12,269,449 was contained in an earmark to the FY2008 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development appropriations bill. In late 2009, the State of Rhode Island spent $3.2 million to purchase 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of land for the station and parking garage, with hopes that it could be in service in 2011. The MBTA expects to use a siding at this station to allow its trains to reverse direction.
Ground was broken for the new station on August 18, 2010 and service is expected to start in early 2012 with eight trains in each direction per day Service on the line will expand from 3 to 4 round trips each weekday once the new station opens. Travel time to Providence will be 25 minutes; time to Boston will be approximately 100 minutes. Some 80% of the 1700 riders per day projected for the extension to T.F. Green and Wickford are expected to board at Wickford Junction.