Editing MBTA accessibility (section)

==Commuter rail==
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[[File:Highland MBTA station.JPG|thumb|right|Accessible "mini-high" platform at Highland station on the Needham Line]]
{{As of|March 2025}}, 119 out of 142 active [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] stations (84%) are accessible. Seven lines are entirely accessible: the [[Fairmount Line]], [[Fall River/New Bedford Line]], [[Greenbush Line]], [[Kingston Line]], [[Lowell Line]], [[Needham Line]], and [[Providence/Stoughton Line]]. The [[Newburyport/Rockport Line]] is accessible except for the private [[River Works station]]. Four lines have multiple non-accessible stations: the [[Fitchburg Line]] (8), [[Framingham/Worcester Line]] (6), [[Franklin/Foxboro Line]] (4), and [[Haverhill Line]] (5). All stations built or rebuilt since about 1987 are accessible; many older stations have been retrofitted and several other stations are currently being rebuilt for accessibility. 

Of those stations that are accessible, some only have a short elevated platform that serves one or two cars. These "mini-high platforms" are usually located at the end of the station away from Boston, allowing them to be served by the car nearest the locomotive. They represent most accessible stations on the Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Framingham/Worcester Line, Fitchburg Line, Lowell Line, Haverhill Line, and Newburyport/Rockport Line, as well as several stations on the Providence/Stoughton Line and Fairmount Line. Stations served only by the [[CapeFlyer]] service also have mini-high platforms.

Some commuter rail stations, mostly newer stations and those in larger cities, have full-length high-level platforms that allow for accessible boarding on all cars. (The standard MBTA high-level side platform is 12 feet wide and 800 feet long, capable of fully handling a 9-car train. Some stations, including {{bts|Forest Hills}} and {{bts|Route 128}}, have Amtrak-style 1050-foot 12-car platforms.) The MBTA builds full-length high-level platforms at most new stations, and ultimately plans to build full-length high-level platforms at most stations except those requiring clearance for freight trains. Full-length platforms allow automatic power doors to be used, which allows passengers to board at all doors and thus speeding boarding times. Full-length high-level platforms are in place at all stations on the Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, and Kingston Line.