 Service was restored to Worcester on September 26, 1994 as mitigation for delays in reopening the Old Colony Lines (the first two of which finally opened in September 1997) – the first time in 19 years that commuter rail service extended beyond Framingham.The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 mandated that all new construction on transit stations including making the stations handicapped accessible.Because the 1885 depot is very close to the tracks, such upgrades at the old station location would have been difficult.