Student Work

Improving the Framingham, MA Commuter Rail Station

Public

Downloadable Content

open in viewer

The goal of this project was to design a new train station with increased service in Framingham to help revitalize its downtown. The MBTA has resolved to electrify the commuter rail, enabling faster, more frequent service. Our group worked with TransitMatters to investigate how the Framingham station can be redesigned to support increased train capacity and service. This report also discusses how a new station design can encourage multimodal transportation and improve access around the station for all forms of transportation. In our designs, we focused on resolving the congestion of the roadways in the downtown area, investigated grade separation of the railroad tracks, and determined the improvements needed to best serve current train riders and Framingham residents.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
Creator
Publisher
Identifier
  • E-project-031522-182251
  • 51306
Keyword
Advisor
Year
  • 2022
Sponsor
Date created
  • 2022-03-15
Resource type
Major
Rights statement

Relations

In Collection:

Items

Items

Permanent link to this page: https://digital.wpi.edu/show/qf85nf780