Ah, another Fitchburg Line station! I haven’t done one of these in a while, to put it lightly. Well, I recently got around to heading out there, and visited a few stations. Here’s West Concord.
First off, you have a mini-high where the trains are board. Woah, immediately that’s an improvement from most of the line, where the platforms are rinky-dinky shitty low-level platforms. YAY! And, there’s shelter! Lining the platforms are benches, wastebaskets, and on the inbound side, a red dot matrix sign. There’s also Helvetica bold signage as expected. There is also parking. Furthermore, there’s history, a bubbler- er, sorry, a water fountain (forgot this isn’t Rhode Island!), and even a nice station house. There’s also a bike path that runs all the way to Sudbury and Lowell from here. Neat! This station’s actually pretty good! Would be nice for railfanning if there wasn’t a quiet zone though…
The good: There’s so much going for this station! There’s plenty to do around the walkshed, there’s a bike path, the station has a mini-high and is actually pretty decent overall for usability, there’s a bubbler and a small park! It’s just really nice for a small intermediate stop.
The bad: A bus connection would be nice! As would full-length high platforms and any small quality of life updates.
Nearby points of interest: It’s a small village with some shopping and restaurants. There’s also a bike path and green spaces.
Transit connections:
Commuter Rail (Fitchburg)
Overall, it’s pretty good all things considered, and is probably among the best non-terminal stations on the Commuter Rail. And, at that, certainly probably the best on the Fitchburg Line.
Rating: 8.5/10
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