FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the second time, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will launch a pilot program offering extensive weekday commuter rail service to the Foxboro station, which generally has only seen service for events at the adjacent Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.
The one-year pilot will offer 11 inbound trips and 10 outbound trips between Foxboro and South Station on weekdays via the commuter rail Franklin Line.
The MBTA had previously launched an 11-month Foxboro pilot program beginning in October 2019 [see “MBTA begins Foxborough service trial,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 21, 2019], but it was halted in spring 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re excited to again launch this weekday service pilot between Foxboro and South Station, providing access to transit for more Commuter Rail riders,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a press release. “We appreciate the collaboration with the Kraft Group, including in offering free parking at the station for the duration of the pilot. We continue to be committed to improving public transit across all of the communities we serve, and we look forward to analyzing the pilot’s data upon completion of the pilot.”
Schedule information is available at the MBTA website.
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