New Bedford Main Line

New Bedford Main Line
New Bedford Main Line as it passes under Massachusetts Route 24
Overview
Other name(s)New Bedford Subdivision
StatusOperational
OwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
LocaleBristol County, Massachusetts
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeFreight rail
Commuter rail
SystemMassachusetts Coastal Railroad
MBTA Commuter Rail
ServicesFall River/New Bedford Line
History
OpenedMarch 24, 2025 (MBTA service)
Technical
Line length18.5 miles (29.8 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed79 miles per hour (127 km/h)
Route map

13.3 mi
21.4 km
Cotley Junction
East Taunton
Myricks (closed)
Former Middleboro Branch
to Middleborough
16.9 mi
27.2 km
Myricks Junction
Fall River Subdivision
East Freetown (closed)
Braleys (closed)
Acushnet (closed)
Church Street
29.2 mi
47 km
Mount Pleasant Junction
New Bedford
31.8 mi
51.2 km

The New Bedford Main Line, also known as the New Bedford Subdivision, is a freight railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad. The line runs from Cotley Junction where it meets the Middleboro Secondary near Weir Village (in Taunton) south to New Bedford along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. The Fall River Secondary branches off at Myricks Junction.