Construction crews worked on the Fall River Depot Tuesday.
This week, construction crews continued work on the Fall River Depot, a new train station that will connect commuters to Boston via the South Coast Rail project. A second line, linking Boston with New Bedford, is also under construction.
Passenger service on both lines is expected to start in 2024, according to Jennifer Tabakin, the MBTA’s Program Manager for the project.
In addition to building the new stations, crews must upgrade the region’s existing tracks, which currently carry freight trains and are not suitable for passenger use, according to MBTA engineer Dan Letendre. “We take out the stick track—which is that