page_title: Route 128 station
section_title: Rebuilt station
hierarchical_section_title: Route 128 station / History / Rebuilt station
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north from the inbound (northbound) platform at Route 128 station
context_page_description: Route 128 is a passenger rail station in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is located at the crossing of the Northeast Corridor and Interstate 95/US Route 1/Route 128 at the eastern tip of Westwood and Dedham. It is served by most MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line commuter trains, as well as by all Amtrak Northeast Regional and Acela Express intercity trains. The station area and platforms are owned by Amtrak, but the MBTA owns the parking garage and tracks.
  Route 128 station opened in 1953 as a park-and-ride facility and was rebuilt in 2000 with a large parking garage. The station has no bus connections and low walkability to Westwood, Dedham, or the nearby towns of Norwood and Canton, however substantial development has occurred just south of the station. It is one of only a few MBTA stations that permits overnight parking. A separate entrance to the garage is used for overnight parking, which is intended for Amtrak customers. Unlike most MBTA stations, credit cards and even E-ZPass transponders are accepted for payment of parking fees.
  The station has full-length high-level platforms serving both tracks and is fully accessible.
context_section_description: Conceptual designs for a replacement station were completed in June 1991. In November 1997, the MBTA Board approved a $42.5 million plan to replace the aging station. The new station opened in 2000, with a $30 million, multi-level 2,000-space parking garage; bicycle racks; staffed ticket windows; a small concession and vending area; and an enclosed, well-lit waiting area. The new station included new full-length high-level side platforms, which are designed to be converted to island platforms when third and fourth tracks are eventually added to the station. The new platforms and the elevators connecting them were necessary to meet ADA rules for handicapped accessibility, as well as to allow the Acela Express (which can only board at high-level platforms) to begin running in December 2000. The new parking garage at the station was a source of controversy due to the financing plan that relies heavily on customer revenues, which initially failed to meet expectations. The financing plan causes parking fees to be higher than other MBTA Commuter Rail stations.
caption: 2000-built platforms and pedestrian bridge
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