Commuter Rail Gloucester (2024)

FAQs

Does the commuter rail go to Gloucester, MA? ›

Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line.

They also run more frequently, to a headway rather than a published timetable and use dedicated tracks (underground or elevated), whereas commuter rail often shares tracks, technology and the legal framework within mainline railway systems, and uses rolling stocks with more seating and higher speed for comfort on ...

I see around the world, commuter rail systems (not intercity systems, but ones that serve a specific metro and its suburbs/outer city) average about 25-35 mph, even in countries with very well-respected rail networks.

Gloucester train station is mainly served by GWR, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales trains. Frequent GWR services connect Cheltenham to Gloucester in 10m, London to Gloucester and Westbury to Gloucester in 1h 47m.

Station facilities

Assisted travel meeting point -Customer service office - platform 2. Please notify a member of staff. The radar key is available from station staff. Meeting point: Ticket Office.

Also known as the Dinky, or the Princeton Junction and Back (PJ&B), the branch is served by special shuttle trains. Now running 2.7 mi (4.3 km) along a single track, it is the shortest scheduled commuter rail line in the United States. The run takes approximately 5 minutes in each direction.

The US has two high-speed trains, including the 125-mph Brightline and the 150-mph Amtrak Acela. Brightline rides along Florida's East Coast while the Acela runs along the US' Northeast Corridor.

The Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying approximately 200,000 customers each weekday on 947 daily trains.

Trains are one of the safest modes of transportation available. While a few high-profile accidents have happened in the last few years, trains operate constantly and are rarely involved in accidents. When they are, it's often at grade crossings with vehicles trying to go around crossing arms.

Is the Boston commuter rail the same as the T? ›

It is often referred to simply as the T (the “T” from MBTA—the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority).

The Minnesota nonprofit Global Wellness Connections is proposing a feasibility study to look at connecting Rochester and the Twin Cities via train-like capsules traveling with electromagnetic propulsion at speeds up to 700 mph in an underground or elevated tube.

Rather than resting on tracks, the train floats through a series of magnetized loops 65 feet in the air, Fast Company reports. Those loops propel the train forward, like a rail gun, at speeds upwards of 804 kilometers per hour (500 miles per hour), which is about the average cruising speed of a plane.

Trains cannot reliably exceed 90 mph on track shared with freight trains, and are in most cases limited to 79 mph or less. To exceed 90 mph, passenger tracks should be separated from freight tracks. On a dedicated passenger track (with occasional passing sidings), diesel-powered trains can travel up to 125 mph.

The MBTA Commuter Rail connects communities in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island to downtown Boston, with 137 stops throughout the region. The service area includes 12 routes that run 7 days a week, plus special service to Gillette Stadium from Boston and Providence for sporting events and concerts.

Access schedules, fees, and pick-up and drop-off locations for the following transportation services available in the City of Gloucester: Buses via Cape Ann Transportation Authority. Trains via Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Starting near Mount Wachusett and Great Wolf Lodge, the Fitchburg line winds through Ayer, South Acton, Concord, Waltham, Cambridge, and ends at North Station in Boston.