West Natick MBTA Station

Remember this: The trains pick up at the rear end… Get down to the end of the platform when it arrives, or the train WILL LEAVE YOU! All in all, this is a lovely little commuter rail stop. Remote, lonely, yet quaint… it has all the characteristics of a suburbian commuter rail stop.

–Platform needs more shelter to protect passengers from Cold weather, rains.
–Why does outbound train go through inbound track in the afternoons? People get confused with this.

Framingham Worcester Line in and out of Boston — Commuter Rail
Pros:
Fairly large parking lot
Can grab a cab
Can pay $ 4.00 per day to park (up to about 19 hours)
Two small over head canopy’s for when it is raining on the inbound side
Convenient Store a stone throw away to grab a coffee
Subway 2 stones away to grab a sub
Clean, salted and sanded in the winter
Metro and other papers to grab and read
Two bins for dropping off clothes/​shoes
Bike Rack
Safe and people are typically business and regulars (different from riding the T)
Express Trains are good
Put in for your free ticket to ride or turn it into the office get money back with the letter that came with it (don’t throw it out) when your train is delayed over 30 mins. Easy to do on line — ticket comes in the mail.
You can buy a ticket on the train.
Free WiFi
Bathrooms
Cons:
If you take the later train there are not many or NO parking spots left
Late meaning close to 7:30−8 am
Still need to pay on the weekend
If you don’t pay you they tack on an additional $ 1
There is a race out to rte 135 which can be hard to get onto.
Two small over head canopy’s don’t cover all the people and are not very big
Adults cut the lines too to try to get into the train before people — Annoying!
Express Trains can be fuller
The MBTA LED boards have info posted but the info is only as good if they post the correct stuff.
One train is late then there is a domino effect and they are either all late or even canceled.
Would be great if they built a garage
The tickets you buy on the train have an extra fee so buy them at the station ahead
Tips:
–Careful to not miss your stop there may not be another train back
–Bring ear plugs, music, etc if you don’t want to listen to crying kids or people on their cell phones.
–People eat on the train so there are all kinds of smells in the air like McD’s
Happy Trails