Fall River Secondary

The Fall River Secondary (also called Fall River Subdivision) is a freight railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad; it was formerly owned and operated by CSX Transportation. The line runs from the New Bedford Subdivision at Myricks (in Berkley) south to Fall River along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. At its south end, at the Rhode Island state line in Fall River, it becomes a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.

Fall River Secondary
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
LocaleBristol County, Massachusetts
Termini
  • New Bedford Subdivision in Myricks, Massachusetts
  • Newport Line in Tiverton, Rhode Island
Stations3 (future)
Service
TypeFreight rail, future commuter rail
SystemMassachusetts Coastal Railroad
MBTA Commuter Rail (future)
ServicesSouth Coast Rail (future)
History
Planned opening2023 (2023)
Technical
Line length14.2 miles (22.9 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed10 miles per hour (16 km/h) (freight)
Route map

New Bedford Subdivision
to Middleboro Subdivision
Myricks (closed)
0.0 mi
0 km
New Bedford Subdivision
to New Bedford
Assonet (closed)
Crystal Spring (closed)
Freetown
(future)
Former Dight. & Som.
to Northeast Corridor
7.5 mi
12.1 km
Somerset Junction (closed)
Weaver's Cove Layover (future)
Fall River
(closed/future)
11.0 mi
17.7 km
Wharf Yard
12.0 mi
19.3 km
Battleship Cove
(future) | Ferry Street (closed)
14.2 mi
22.9 km
Newport Line
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