Palmer is one step closer to getting a train stop in town. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced their selection of the South of Palmer Yard as the best site for the future train station and the decision marked a critical milestone in the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s efforts to advance East-West rail.

The state Department of Transportation has selected the south side of the Palmer rail yard as the site of a new passenger rail station. The new rail stop is intended for West-East Rail, the planned expansion of a passenger rail line connecting Pittsfield and Springfield with Boston.

Officials in Massachusetts have selected a site that could be the home of a future passenger rail station in Palmer – part of the state’s West-East and Compass Rail plans.

MassDOT announced on Monday that the South of Palmer Yard is the best site for the future Palmer train station.