Chelsea Commuter Rail Station
![The new Chelsea Commuter Rail station is shown at dusk. The overhead lights that hang from the clear canopies over the platform are on. They illuminate the platforms at the left and right sides of the image, with the empty track running down the middle. The large Chelsea Station sign and map are shown along the right platform, and there are benches in the recessed lighted areas under the canopies.](https://d2bfbkar4atvke.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/media/2021-10/2021-10-27-chelsea-commuter-rail-station-platform-dusk.jpg?itok=XmX-nbLs)
The new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail station is now open for service on the Newburyport/Rockport Line.
The new station provides easy transfers to the Silver Line 3 (SL3) and allows for quick trips to or from downtown Boston.
- Contract awarded: May 2019
- Projected completed: December 2021
- Budget: $37.7 million
- Status: New station now open—demolition of old station is complete
New Station Opened November 2021
![New Chelsea Station walkway looking toward Everett Ave](https://d2bfbkar4atvke.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/media/2021-11/cr-chelsea-new-station-nov-2021.jpg?itok=rtBM1kCg)
The aging Chelsea Commuter Rail station on Arlington Street was inaccessible and inconvenient for transfers to other modes. It closed permanently on Sunday, November 14, 2021.
![The site of the old Chelsea station is shown in a photo taken at night. At left is the railroad crossing with a fence and houses behind it, and a sidewalk to its left. In front of the crossing is a patch of gravel. At right is a train track. At far right is the back of the new Chelsea station.](https://d2bfbkar4atvke.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/media/2022-02/2021-12-2-old-chelsea-station-demolition.jpg?itok=q5eyGB00)
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Recent Updates
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Chelsea Regional Transportation Improvements
Together with MassDOT and the City of Chelsea, the MBTA is working to make transportation more efficient, dependable, and equitable.
Silver Line 3
The SL3 went into operation in 2018, and travels through Chelsea and East Boston to Logan Airport, the Seaport District, and South Station.
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Recent Updates
Related Projects
Chelsea Regional Transportation Improvements
Together with MassDOT and the City of Chelsea, the MBTA is working to make transportation more efficient, dependable, and equitable.
Silver Line 3
The SL3 went into operation in 2018, and travels through Chelsea and East Boston to Logan Airport, the Seaport District, and South Station.