MBTA
The MBTA on June 30 opened a new North Wilmington station on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line. The station will be fully accessible and will serve passengers riding both inbound and outbound, “delivering a modernized experience for the Wilmington community and surrounding areas.”
The previous North Wilmington Station was demolished in spring 2025. Located at 370 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, Mass., the upgraded facility, the agency says, “reflects the MBTA’s continued investment in systemwide accessibility and customer-focused improvements.” Key features of the new station include:
- A new station platform with accessible ramps to provide level boarding and accessibility for all passengers.
- The platform is covered with a canopy to offer shelter and comfort for passengers.
- A new station access point via sidewalk along Middlesex Avenue, connecting to an accessible parking lot.
- Enhanced communication systems to provide audible service announcements and digital platform arrival signs.
- Enhanced security systems, including camera technology.
“The opening of the new North Wilmington Station demonstrates our commitment to building a rider-focused accessible transit system that allows all who need to and wish to use mass transportation, the opportunity to do so,” said MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng. “With modern amenities, accessibility, and enhanced safety features, this station will not only better serve the Wilmington community, and all that wish to visit Wilmington, but all Commuter Rail riders on the Haverhill Line with improved and quicker boarding at the new station.”
PANYNJ/PATH
PANYNJ on June 27 announced that its PATH commuter rail system recorded its second-busiest month since the pandemic, reaching 75% of pre-pandemic May 2019 ridership with weekend ridership nearing all-time records.
The month’s total of 5.4 million passengers marked the railroad’s second-busiest month since the pandemic, behind October 2024 when 5.7 million rode the system. May 2025’s passenger total surpassed May 2024’s total by 7%.
Average weekday ridership exceeded 200,000 passengers for a second consecutive month and for the fourth time since the pandemic. The 205,305 average weekday passengers recorded during May 2025 was a 7% jump from May 2024.
Weekend ridership neared all-time monthly records for the system, according to PANYNJ. May 2025’s average Saturday ridership of 122,040 was the second highest ever for the month, behind only May 2012. On Sundays, average ridership of 94,616 was the system’s third highest for the month, behind May 2012 and May 2015.
Over the first five months of the year, PATH welcomed 24.1 million passengers. This was a 7% increase from the same period of 2024. It was 72% of 2019’s year-to-date total.
Denver RTD
RTD has joined the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Front Range Passenger Rail District (FRPRD) to explore the feasibility of Front Range Passenger Rail, a new rail line that would run from Denver’s Union Station through Westminster, Broomfield, Louisville, Boulder, Longmont, Loveland, and Fort Collins, according to Denver7 news report.
According to the report, on June 24, the RTD Board of Directors “voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement between RTD, CDOT, and FRPRD to develop a plan for Front Range Passenger Rail.”
Julien Bouquet, Chair of the RTD Board of Directors, said the goal is to “determine whether the project makes financial sense,” according to the Denver7 report.
The full agreement is available for download below.
