Getting to Grafton Campus
The Grafton campus is home to Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Located at 200 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, Cummings School is convenient to the MBTA and the Mass Pike.
Find the best way to get to campus by creating an account on GoMassCommute and choosing "find" to map a route to campus.
Public Transportation
MBTA Discount
Discounted tickets are available for students and employees. Members of the Grafton campus receive 11% discount for students, 35% for employees. Learn more at MBTA Discounts.
Commuter Rail
The Grafton campus is less than a 10-minute walk from the Grafton Station on the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line, which runs between South Station in downtown Boston and Worcester.
From the Grafton Commuter Rail Station, exit the parking lot and take a right onto Pine Street and a left onto Route 30 (Westboro Road). The Cummings School is just up the road.
Bus
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) bus system's Bus Route B has a stop at the Grafton commuter rail station. The bus makes stop at Stop&Shop, Shaw's, Ocean State Job Lot, Walmart, Cumberland Farms, and Grafton Town Common.
The full bus schedule is available at therta.com. Track individual busses
Bring your bike
Commuter Rail
Bicycles can be carried on to MBTA Commuter Rail trains on weekdays, expect during peak periods, and on the weekends.
WRTA Bus System
There are bike racks located on the WRTA buses that service the Grafton campus.
Parking
Grafton Employee Monthly Auto-renewing Permit
Ongoing access to employee parking facilities on the Grafton campus. Available to purchase using credit card or payroll deduction.
Payroll deduction will begin with the first payroll processing following your purchase. If your purchase happens between payroll processing dates, you will not see a deduction in your first check. The first deduction for semi-monthly paid employees will be for the initial pay period and for the current pay period being processed, for bi-weekly paid employees the initial deduction will be for two weeks. Following the initial deduction, subsequent deductions will follow the normal payroll schedule.
First time credit card payments will be charged on the date of purchase for the current month and subsequent credit card charges will be processed on the 1st of each month.
Grafton Commuter Student Monthly Auto-renewing Permit
Access to student parking facilities on the Grafton campus. Available to purchase using credit card. First time credit card payments will be charged on the date of purchase for the current month and subsequent credit card charges will be processed on the 1st of each month.
Grafton Campus Daily Permit
Access to faculty, staff, student parking facilities. No parking in client parking lots.
Visitor Permits
Clients, people bringing animals for treatment or services, should park in designated client parking lots.
Non-sponsored or other visitors, on campus for a brief visit, may purchase a parking permit through the parking portal.
Pre-registered department guests, visitors and event parking are not allowed in client parking areas. See our Parking Maps for details.
Campus Parking Maps
Shared Campus Parking for Grafton Permit Holders
Faculty/staff with active Grafton permits may park on the Medford/Somerville campus with their regular permit.
EV Charging Stations
SafeRides
For your personal safety, all Cummings School students, faculty, and staff may utilize the SafeRide service. The service is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to campus-wide escorts, campus police will also extend these services to and from the Grafton T station. For service, please contact the Grafton campus police at 508-887-4900 or from a campus phone at x84900.
SafeRide is for use when unforeseen circumstances arise that put a community member in an unsafe situation.
In case of emergency, contact the Tufts University Police immediately at 508-839-5303.
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