Islington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in

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

. Located in the Islington neighborhood, it serves the

Franklin Line The Franklin Line, also called the Franklin/Foxboro Line, is part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. It runs from Boston's South Station in a southwesterly direction toward Franklin, Massachusetts, utilizing the Northeast Corridor before splittin ...

. 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 and Blackstone in 1849. A branch to Medway, Massachusetts was built in 18 ...

'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 MBTA Commuter Rail Fairmount Line and Frankl ...

. Islington station has low-level platforms and is not

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External links

MBTA - Islington
MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines {{Massachusetts-railstation-stub