List of MBTA Commuter Rail stations

Construction of Fall River station in April 2021

Seven stations are under construction. Pawtucket/Central Falls is a replacement for a nearby station closed in 1981, while the remaining six stations are part of the South Coast Rail project.

The planned site of Battleship Cove station

Five additional stations are planned, but not funded, as part of the second phase of the South Coast Rail project. West Station is planned as part of the redevelopment of the former Beacon Park Yard, while South Salem is municipally planned.

Remains of the platform of Salem Street station

An early-20th-century postcard of Medway station

Durham station, closed by the B&M in 1967, has been served by Amtrak since 2001.

The MBTA was formed in August 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter rail services. Subsidies for Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) lines north of Boston began in 1965; subsidies for New York Central Railroad and New Haven Railroad lines west and south of Boston began later.[11] If a railroad was given ICC permission to discontinue a service, the MBTA would subsidize operation within its funding district (within about 15–25 miles [24–40 km] of Boston), while municipalities outside the district could contract with the MBTA to fund continued service.

A number of out-of-district stations (and several in-district stations) were closed in January 1965; most reopened that June, or over the next decades. However, several minor stations were never reopened. In June 1967, the B&M discontinued never-subsidized Boston–Dover and Boston–Concord round trips - the last remains of B&M interstate service.[11] Several out-of-district stations were also closed in April 1966 when the MBTA began subsidizing several New Haven Railroad lines.[11]

This listing includes only stations closed when MBTA or local subsidies began, or on services that were never subsidized. Stations that later reopened are not listed.

The abandoned outbound platform of Lechmere Warehouse station, the most recent station to permanently close

The Minuteman Bikeway now passes through the former trainshed of Lexington Depot

Pawtucket/Central Falls station, last used in 1981. A replacement station nearby is under construction.

The commuter rail platform (right) at Oak Grove station has not been used regularly since 1985, though it is occasionally put in use during service disruptions.

The following stations had MBTA-subsidised service at one point, but are no longer served by the MBTA. Most were closed between 1967 and 1981, as four limited-service lines and a number of low-ridership stations were dropped. Three additional low-ridership stations were dropped in the 1980s and 1990s, while Oak Grove was dropped in favor of nearby Malden Center in 1985 (although it is still occasionally used during disruptions in service).[11]

Remains of the former Salem station, disused since 1987, with the repurposed station building at right

Most stations reconstructed (or closed and reopened) during the MBTA era have been rebuilt on or adjacent to the site of the old station. However, several stations have been substantially relocated.