BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed purchase of 24 acres of land near South Station where it plans to build a new commuter rail layover facility.
State House News Service reports MBTA officials announced today they have finalized the $255 million purchase of the land at Widett Circle, a mile from South Station. The current nearest layover facility is 9 miles away; the agency said in a press release that building a new yard at the site will allow it to reduce deadhead miles by more than 50,000 per year and reduce congestion on its Fairmount line, creating the opportunity for more frequent service on that line and the Worcester Line.
The site, adjacent to the MBTA’s Southampton Street Yard, was once viewed as a potential stadium location during Boston’s unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Olympics [see “MBTA board approves land purchase …,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 16, 2022].
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