The dedicated trains that travel to and from Patriots home games have become essential for fans looking to avoid traffic, high parking fees, and just the overall hassle of driving into Foxborough. According to the T, the current ridership for each game averages about 1,900, compared with about 1,630 in the 2006-2007 season and 1,500 in the 2002-2003 season.
This year the round trip ticket price is $15. Tickets can be purchased in advance for passengers departing from Boston at the MBCR ticket windows located at South Station, Back Bay and North Station and at Dedham Corp. Center Station on game days. For passengers departing from Rhode Island tickets will be sold exclusivly onboard the train.
From Boston, passengers can board the trains at South Station, Back Bay, and Dedham Corp. station. From Rhode Island passengers can board at T.F. Green Airport, Providence, South Attleboro, Attleboro, and Mansfield stations.
Things to remember:
- NO personal items may be left on the trains during the game.
- All personal items left on the train will be collected and discarded.
- The NFL has a NEW Bag Policy
- Trains depart Gillette Stadium Station 30 min after the game ends.
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| **All trains depart Gillette Stadium Station exactly a half hour after the game ends. ** |
A ridership of 1900 is about 12 full double decker coaches, and assuming a 6 car train and most people coming from Boston rather than Providence, that ends up being a pretty full train. At some point they might actually need to run more than one!
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