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Originally Posted by SFBruin
But this is my point. An NSRL would be useful only to people making a reverse commute.
Is there a large demand for reverse commutes in the Massachusetts Bay area? These could be to jobs in a satellite area, visiting friends etc. Obviously Foxboro, but this alone is not enough.
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The statement that NSRL would only be useful for reverse commutes isn't true for people making a standard downtown commute from the northern suburbs because North Station is currently poorly positioned to access Downtown and Back Bay with the NSRL they could take a train on the Lowell Line for example directly to South Station or Back Bay Station which are located in the heart of the main employment areas. Also there is some demand for reverse commutes. Worcester and Providence both have relatively large employment centers near their train stations and many of the smaller cities that are served by commuter rail such as Salem, Plymouth, Providence, Newburyport, and others are popular tourist destinations that would see a lot more tourists arriving by train if the system were more convenient to use.