East Taunton station
East Taunton | ||||||||||||||
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Two trains at East Taunton station in March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1141 County Street Taunton, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′05″N 71°03′41″W / 41.86799°N 71.06148°W | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Bedford Secondary | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 station tracks, 1 freight bypass) | |||||||||||||
| Connections | GATRA | |||||||||||||
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| Parking | 363 spaces | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 8 | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 24, 2025 | |||||||||||||
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| 2030 | 420 daily boardings (projected): 66 | |||||||||||||
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East Taunton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in East Taunton, Massachusetts adjacent to the interchange between the Route 24 expressway and County Street (Route 140). The station is served by the Fall River/New Bedford Line. It opened on March 24, 2025, as part of the first phase of the South Coast Rail project. East Taunton is a transfer point between shuttle trains and through trains.
A former East Taunton station, located to the east on a different line, was served by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and several predecessors until 1927. In 2009, South Coast Rail planning identified Taunton Depot, just north of Middleborough Junction (Cotley Junction), as a preferred station site. A 2017 re-evaluation of the project recommended an interim route through Middleborough, with East Taunton station located just south of the junction. A construction contract was issued in 2020; the station was completed in October 2024.