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An empty commuter rail platform with a shade canopy overhead. A sign under the canopy reads "NEW BEDFORD" in white text on a purple background. To the right are four sets of railroad tracks leading into the distance.

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First Week of South Coast Rail Service Will Be Fare-Free

A cropped detail view of the MBTA commuter rail map diagram highlighting the new South Coast Rail lines to Fall River (lower left) and New Bedford (lower center), with new stations in Middleborough, E. Taunton, Church St., and Freetown. The line continues on existing rails to Brockton (upper edge).

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MBTA Releases Official Timetable for South Coast Rail Service

The end of an MBTA commuter rail train next to a train platform. Purple signs on the platform indicate it is Freetown station. Several workers in yellow vests are under a canopy at the far end of the platform in the distance.

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New Bedford, Fall River Regional Rail Service Will Begin On March 24

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An aerial view of Fall River's Route 79 expressway, looking south towards downtown Fall River (top left) and Mt. Hope Bay (top right). The view is dominated by the massive Route 79, which occupies 8 to 14 lanes alongside wide expanses of empty grass along Fall River's waterfront. Along the left edge of the photo is visible the densely-populated residential neighborhoods of Fall River's North End.

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MassDOT Is Demolishing a Highway to Give Fall River Its Waterfront Back

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