State Legislatures Obtain Moratorium on Gillette Stadium Train Stop

A group of local legislatures have successfully obtained a two-year delay on plans for a commuter rail stop at Gillette Stadium.

State Rep. Shawn Dooley told the Sun Chronicle that he, along with state Reps Lewis Kafka, John Rogers, and state Senator James Timilty have been working with Gov. Charlie Baker to place a two-year moratorium on the proposed station.

Dooley added that the state will have more time to study the feasibility of a Foxborough station and for officials to build opposition.

Earlier this year, Baker questioned the reasons for the MBTA’s plan to expand to Foxborough rather than focus on repairing the current infrastructure.

The $23 million acquisition of the Framingham Secondary Line, the rail line that would connect Foxborough to the Fairmont Line on the commuter rail was announced Wednesday. A pilot program for commuter service wouldn’t start until 2017 at the earliest.