Ayer, Massachusetts is located Northeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Shirley on the west, Groton on the north, Littleton on the east, and Harvard on the south. Ayer is located 27 miles northeast of Worcester, 35 miles northwest of Boston, and 207 miles from New York City. Principal highways are State Routes 2A, 110, and 111. Commuter rail service is available to North Station, Boston. Travel time: 66-73 minutes; no parking. Conrail and the Springfield Terminal Railway (STRR) offer freight service to Ayer, which is the site of an intermodal facility opened by the STRR in 1993. Conrail operates an auto transloading facility for newly manufactured motor vehicles in Ayer. Contact number for Conrail: (617) 783-6222; for the STRR: (978) 663-1073

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