Milford Branch

Milford Branch
Holliston viaduct along the Milford Branch
Overview
Status	Abandoned
Owner	CSX (North of Whitney Street in Sherborn) Upper Charles Rail Trail (South of Whitney Street in Sherborn)
Locale	MetroWest Towns of Framingham, Sherborn, Holliston, and Milford
Termini	Framingham Milford
Continues from	Boston and Worcester Railroad, now the Framingham/Worcester Line
Stations	8
Service
Type	Railroad
System	Boston and Albany Railroad
History
Commenced	1847
Opened	September 1847
Completed	July 1848
Closed	1980
Technical
Line length	11.97 miles (19.26 km)
Character	heavy rail, abandoned
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	None
Route map Framingham/Worcester Line Framingham Former CSX Automotive Unloading Facility End of active track at Whitney Street in Sherborn Whitneys East Holliston Holliston Viaduct Holliston Phipps Tunnel Braggville Rocky Hill Milford Former Milford Secondary to Ashland Grafton & Upton Railroad to Grafton Milford Secondary to Forge Park/495 and Franklin Line This diagram: view talk edit

The Milford Branch is an abandoned railroad line in Massachusetts. The line formerly ran from Milford to Framingham, traveling through Holliston and Sherborn, connecting to the Boston Subdivision in Framingham and the Milford Secondary in Milford. The line was originally part of the Boston and Albany Railroad, and the end of the line was later abandoned under Penn Central, before the rest of the line was abandoned by Conrail.^[1] Although the line passes through Sherborn and terminates in Framingham, the majority of the line lies in Holliston.