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Route 128 Station, located at Exit 13 off Interstate 95 / US 1 (known locally as Route 128 ), in Westwood, Massachusetts , a suburb of Boston . A new, completely rebuilt station opened in 2000 . Its facilities include:


Notably, no MBTA bus routes stop at the station. It is mainly intended as a highway-to-rail Park And Ride facility.

There are separate automobile entrances and levels for Amtrak (overnight) and commuter rail (day only) parking. The former is more expensive ($15 per day vs. $5 per day as of 2004 ). Fast Lane transponders are accepted for payment.

Blue Hill Drive/Green Lodge Street, the original alignment of the Circumferential Highway ( Route 128 ), used to pass over the railroad where the platforms now are. With the building of the new alignment of 128, the old road was little-traveled, and the bridge was removed. The Abutments are still visible on each side.

The top floor of the garage is closed, pending future improvements to highway access, as part of a traffic mitigation agreement with the local community.


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ACCESSIBILITY

  • Route 128 Station is wheelchair accessible and has full length high level platforms. (There is a section of low level platform left over from the earlier station, but it is not normally used.)

  • Other Amtrak stations on the Northeast Corridor are generally accessible. Most have high-level platforms.

  • Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars. ''See'' MBTA Accessibility .