Headed to the Boston Marathon? Here's how to go from Brockton to Boston on the commuter rail

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The Boston Marathon is an event you don't want to miss. People from all over the world come to Boston to run it or watch it. The 26.2-mile route starts in Hopkinton and ends at Copley Square on Boylston Street in Boston. The marathon, hosted by the Boston Athletic Association, is celebrating its 129th year on Monday, April 21.

According to the Boston Athletic Association, the marathon has a rolling start with competitors in wheelchairs starting around 9 a.m., professional men and women between 9:37 and 9:47 a.m., para-athletes at 9:50 a.m., with the remaining waves every 25 minutes until the last leaves Hopkinton at 11:15 a.m. The elite runners typically take a little more than two hours to complete the race. It can take some up to seven hours to finish, so there are lots of runners to watch and cheer on throughout the course.

You might want to take the train if you are going to cheer on the runners, as there will be many road closures and parking will be hard to find. If you want to experience the Boston Marathon, here is one way to get to the route from Brockton using public transportation.

Take the commuter rail from Brockton to Boston Marathon finish line​

• Hop on the Fall River/New Bedford Line train in Brockton heading north and get off at South Station, which is the last stop.
• At South Station, transfer to the Framingham Worcester line train 2527 and get off at the first stop, Back Bay.
• Once you get off at Back Bay stop, it is about an eight minute walk, less than a half mile, to the finish line at 655 Boylston St.
• The train trip from Brockton to the Back Bay will take about one hour and four minutes.

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Other viewing locations along the route​

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If you’d rather avoid the crowds at the finish line and watch the race along the route, stay on the Framingham/Worcester Line past Back Bay — the train also stops at several key marathon spots, including Lansdowne, Newtonville, Auburndale, West Newton, Wellesley Farms, Wellesley Hills, Wellesley Square, Natick Center, West Natick, Framingham, and Ashland. According to the MBTA, some of these stations are less than a half mile from the marathon route.

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Commuter rail all-day marathon pass​

The MBTA is selling commuter rail all-day marathon passes where passengers can hop on and hop off all day for $10. This savings is available on all lines and can be purchased at South Station, North Station, Back Bay, mTicket and from conductors on marathon day.

This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: How to get to the Boston Marathon finish line from Brockton

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