Islington station is an

MBTA Commuter Rail The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA's) transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over of track on 12 lines to 142 stations. It ...

station in

Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,266 at the 2020 United States census. History Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of Dedham, originally called 'West Dedham', unt ...

. Located in the Islington neighborhood, it serves the

Franklin/Foxboro Line The Franklin/Foxboro Line (formerly the Franklin Line) is part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. It runs from Boston's South Station in a southwesterly direction toward Franklin, Massachusetts. Most weekday trains use the Northeast Corridor be ...

. It was formerly the junction between the

Norfolk County Railroad The Norfolk County Railroad was a railroad in Massachusetts, United States. Chartered as two different companies in 1846 and 1847, it completed a rail line between Dedham, Massachusetts, Dedham and Blackstone, Massachusetts, Blackstone in 1849. M ...

's original main line to Dedham (later abandoned) and the Midland Railroad's line to Boston via

Readville station Readville station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail station located in the Readville section of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Fairmount, Frankl ...

. Islington station has low-level platforms and is not accessible. In May 2024, the MBTA indicated the possibility of building accessible platforms shorter than standard length at Islington.

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MBTA - Islington
Former New York and New England Railroad stations Westwood, Massachusetts MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-railstation-stub