Ayer (MBTA station)
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Ayer MBTA Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail
system in Ayer, Massachusetts
. The station is located at 70 Main Street in the Ayer Main Street Historic District. Service to the station is provided by the Fitchburg Line
from Boston to Fitchburg
, Massachusetts
both inbound and outbound. There is no handicap access here, and station has one side platform and one island platform. There is a shelter on the inbound (side) platform. The middle track is used for outbound trains, and the third track is generally a layup for freight trains. There is a fourth track that branches off to the south of the station and connects to the start of a freight line, the Worcester Branch of Pan Am Railways
. All four tracks rejoin the mainline north of the station. There are layups for freight trains east and west of the station and a freight yard (known as Hill Yard) as part of the southern freight line about a quarter mile to the south.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
system in Ayer, Massachusetts
Ayer, Massachusetts
Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871 and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War...
. The station is located at 70 Main Street in the Ayer Main Street Historic District. Service to the station is provided by the Fitchburg Line
Fitchburg Line
The Fitchburg Line is an MBTA line that runs from Boston's North Station to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The line is along the tracks of the former Fitchburg Railroad, which was a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, United States, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. It is one of the...
from Boston to Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
both inbound and outbound. There is no handicap access here, and station has one side platform and one island platform. There is a shelter on the inbound (side) platform. The middle track is used for outbound trains, and the third track is generally a layup for freight trains. There is a fourth track that branches off to the south of the station and connects to the start of a freight line, the Worcester Branch of Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York...
. All four tracks rejoin the mainline north of the station. There are layups for freight trains east and west of the station and a freight yard (known as Hill Yard) as part of the southern freight line about a quarter mile to the south.