David Perry writes on his Framingham-Worcester MBTA Commuter Rail Blog…
The new design of a proposed change to the Auburndale Commuter Rail station moves the platform from track 2 to track 1. This doesn’t sound like a big deal – trains can just switch tracks, right? It’s not that simple, and this proposed design will either result in massive disruption to the entire schedule (for EVERYONE) or massive changes to service at the Auburndale station.
” Framingham-Wor ceter MTBA Communter Rail ” Holy typos, Batman! 🙂
Now here’s a much better idea: http://amateurplanner.blogspot.com/2017/02/auburndale-is-broken-heres-way-to-fix-it.html
Double-platform station, pedestrian overpass over the Pike drastically improving access to the heart of Auburndale Village from the south, same $$ as the current disaster of a design. What’s not to like?
Looks like the MBTA is going back to the drawing board on this one:
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/pollack-t-scrapping-auburndale-station-design/
No detail on what potential options they will be looking at, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.