Passenger rail service has been restored to Fall River and New Bedford for the first time in nearly 67 years. South Coast ...

From there, the South Coast Rail joins onto the exiting Middleboro-Lakeville line, which has been renamed the Fall River-New Bedford line. That will still end at South Station. The trips will take ...

South Coast Rail spokesperson Jean Fox said she estimated the train would carry 1,610 riders a day from Fall River and New Bedford, taking them off traffic-choked expressways. A ride from end to ...