Editing Worcester, Massachusetts (section)

===Transportation===
Worcester is served by several interstate highways. [[Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)|Interstate 290]] (I-290) connects central Worcester to [[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|I-495]] in [[Marlborough, Massachusetts|Marlboro]], the [[Massachusetts Turnpike|Mass Pike]] and [[Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)|I-395]] in nearby Auburn and the [[Connecticut]] city of [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]]. [[Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)|I-190]] links Worcester to [[Massachusetts Route 2|Route 2]] and the cities of [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts|Fitchburg]] and [[Leominster, Massachusetts|Leominster]] in northern Worcester County. The Pike can also be reached via a connecting segment of [[Massachusetts Route 146|Route 146]] from [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]].

[[File:Union Station November 2012.JPG|thumb|left|[[Worcester (MBTA station)|Union Station]], 1911, designed by [[Watson & Huckel]] of Philadelphia]]
Worcester is also served by several smaller Massachusetts state highways. [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]] links the city to its eastern and western suburbs, [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] and [[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]]. [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]] runs almost the entire length of the state, connecting Boston and Worcester with [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], near the [[New York (state)|New York]] state border. [[Massachusetts Route 12|Route 12]] was the primary route north to Leominster and Fitchburg until the completion of [[Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)|I-190]]. [[Massachusetts Route 12|Route 12]] also connected Worcester to [[Webster, Massachusetts|Webster]] before [[Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)|I-395]] was completed. It still serves as an alternative local route. [[Massachusetts Route 146|Route 146]], the Worcester-Providence Turnpike, connects the city with the similar city of [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. [[U.S. Route 20|Route 20]] touches the southernmost tip of Worcester near the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]. [[U.S. Route 20|Route 20]] is a coast-to-coast route connecting the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]], and is the longest road in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/longest.cfm | title=Ask the Rambler – What Is The Longest Road in the United States? | publisher=US Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration | date=January 18, 2005 | access-date=March 2, 2007 | archive-date=March 11, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311234220/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/longest.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

Worcester is the headquarters of the [[Providence and Worcester]], a [[Class II railroad]] operating throughout much of southern New England. The city is a significant intermodal shipping hub for CSX's [[Boston Subdivision]]. Worcester is also the western terminus of the [[Framingham/Worcester Line|Framingham/Worcester]] [[MBTA Commuter Rail|commuter rail]] line run by the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]. [[Worcester (MBTA station)|Union Station]] serves as the hub for commuter railway traffic. Built in 1911, the station has been restored to its original grace and splendor, reopening to full operation in 2000. It also serves as an [[Amtrak]] stop on the ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'' from Boston to [[Chicago]]. In October 2008, the MBTA added 5 new trains to the Framingham/Worcester line as part of a plan to add 20 or more trains from Worcester to Boston and also to buy the track from [[CSX Transportation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810110338/1101 |title=MBTA board OKs beefed up train service |publisher=Telegram.com |access-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213084045/http://www.telegram.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810110338/1101 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Worcester Airport.JPG|thumb|right|[[Worcester Regional Airport]]]]
The [[Worcester Regional Transit Authority]], or WRTA, manages the municipal bus system. Buses operate intracity as well as connect Worcester to surrounding central Massachusetts communities. Worcester buses became [[Free public transport in Massachusetts|fare-free]] in 2020 amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and remain so as of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bass |first=Adam |date=2025-04-18 |title=Worcester’s record-setting free bus program takes another victory lap |url=https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2025/04/worcesters-record-setting-free-bus-program-takes-another-victory-lap.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=[[Masslive]] |language=en}}</ref> Worcester is also served by [[OurBus]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]] and [[Greyhound Bus Lines]], which operate out of Union Station.

Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), owned and operated by [[Massport]] since 2010, lies at the top of Tatnuck Hill, Worcester's highest point. The airport has two runways, whose lengths are {{convert|7000|ft|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|5000|ft|m|abbr=on}}, and a $15.7&nbsp;million terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.massport.com/media/3215/2019-6-worcester_regional_fact_sheet.pdf |title=Worcester Regional Airport Fact Sheet |publisher=[[Massachusetts Port Authority]] |website=massport.com |date=July 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113170508/http://www.massport.com/media/3215/2019-6-worcester_regional_fact_sheet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The airport was serviced by numerous airlines from the 1950s through the 1990s. After that, the airport encountered years of spotty commercial service, but it has since been given new life with the arrival of [[jetBlue]], [[Delta Air Lines]], and [[American Airlines]].
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