Anderson Regional Transportation Center

Anderson Regional Transportation Center (RTC) (noted on MBTA schedules and maps as Anderson/Woburn, and on Amtrak schedules and maps as Woburn–Anderson) is a train and bus station located at 100 Atlantic Avenue, off Commerce Way, in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 30 off Interstate 93 or Exit 54 (Washington Street) from southbound Interstate 95/Route 128.

Anderson RTC
Anderson RTC in January 2011
General information
Location100 Atlantic Avenue
Woburn, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates42.5174°N 71.144°W / 42.5174; -71.144
Owned byMassport
Line(s)New Hampshire Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections Logan Express
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WOB
Fare zone2 (MBTA)
History
OpenedApril 8, 2001 (bus)
April 28, 2001 (rail)
Passengers
20181,296 (weekday average boardings) (MBTA)
FY 202213,626 annually (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Haverhill
toward Brunswick
 Downeaster Boston North
Terminus
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Wilmington
toward Lowell
 Lowell Line Mishawum
toward North Station
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Ballardvale
toward Haverhill
 Haverhill Line
limited service
 Winchester Center
toward North Station
Former services (South Wilmington station)
Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station
Wilmington
toward Concord, NH
 Boston – Concord, NH Mishawum
toward Boston

It opened on April 28, 2001, replacing nearby Mishawum as Woburn's main Amtrak and MBTA station. It was named in memory of James R. "Jimmy" Anderson (1968–1981), whose death led to the Woburn Wells court case (Anderson v. Cryovac) chronicled in the book, and film, A Civil Action.

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