FITCHBURG – The new Wachusett Commuter Rail Station on the Fitchburg Line will open on Friday to a limited number of trains, the MBTA announced Monday.

Full service begins in November, after the the final touches on the new station, located at 55 Authority Drive, are completed, the MBTA said in a statement announcing the opening.

Beginning Friday, there will be two inbound and two outbound trains to Wachusett.

Trains inbound to Boston depart from the Wachusett station at 8 a.m. and 5:22 p.m., while trains departing Boston arrive at Wachusett at 7:48 a.m. and 5:08 p.m.

There are no other changes to the rest of the Fitchburg Line schedule.

The Wachusett Extension Project extends the Fitchburg Line commuter rail service 5 miles west to to West Fitchburg near Route 2 at Route 31.

The new station is fully accessible and includes parking for 360 cars. The project also includes the rehabilitation of the track, signals, and bridges on the existing Pan Am Southern rail line along with construction of a new MBTA train layover facility in Westminster.

The $93 million project was funded, in part, by a $59.2 million federal grant.

More information about the project can be found at http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/default.asp?id=25985.