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Following Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 17 where she called for a doubling of the MBTA budget, the public transit advocacy nonprofit TransitMatters called for a number of improvements to the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line in order to create rapid and reliable service on the route.

Which of these suggested improvements to the Worcester/Framingham Commuter Rail Line should get the highest priority?
Electrifying the entire line, in order to replace all diesel trains and reduce travel times (30%, 68 VOTES)
Reopening the Marlborough Junction train station to passenger service (7%, 15 VOTES)
Adding a new stop in Millbury (4%, 10 VOTES)
Adding a new stop in Worcester, near UMass Chan Medical School (9%, 20 VOTES)
Adding a third track to the entire Framingham/Worcester line, to create faster service (50%, 114 VOTES)
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Following Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 17 where she called for a doubling of the MBTA budget, the public transit advocacy nonprofit TransitMatters called for a number of improvements to the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line in order to create rapid and reliable service on the route.

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  • February 5, 2024

    It was a toss up between electrifying the line or adding a third track to create faster service (and hopefully proving a go-around when the inevitable breakdown or accident occurs). I went with electrifying for environmental and atmospheric concerns.