MBTA announces slew of service changes for September
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Monday what service changes it is making in the month of September.The MBTA said Red Line Braintree Branch service will be changed in order to allow crews to perform critical rail and tie replacement work.Shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between North Quincy and Braintree stations from about 8:45 p.m. through the end of service on Sept. 5-7, Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-22. There will be no train service throughout the day during the weekend of Sept. 23-24.Red Line service between Quincy Center and Braintree stations will be replaced by shuttle buses from about 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 8 through the end of service on Sept. 10.Shuttle bus service will also replace Red Line trains between Broadway and Ashmont stations on the Ashmont Branch and between Broadway and North Quincy stations on the Braintree Branch throughout the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The MBTA said this service change allows crews to perform critical work on the Savin Hill Avenue and Dorchester Avenue bridges, to perform necessary tunnel inspections on the Ashmont Branch and to accomplish station brightening work at JFK/UMass Station.Three Commuter Rail lines that run adjacent to the Red Line — Kingston, Middleborough and Greenbush — will also be impacted as shuttle buses will replace trains between South Station and Braintree Station on those lines after 7:30 p.m. and through the end of service on Sept. 5-7, Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-22, as well as all day during the weekends of Sept. 9-10, Sept. 23-24 and Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Shuttle buses will also be operating directly between South Station and Braintree Station during those times.Commuter Rail passengers should note that bicycles are not allowed on shuttle buses and that regular fares will be collected between Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush and Braintree stations. Keolis customer service agents, MBTA staff and transit ambassadors will be on-site at impacted stations to assist riders. The MBTA said a diversion schedule will be available soon online.The MBTA also said that due to the continued demolition of the Government Center Garage, there will be service changes on the Orange and Green lines in the downtown Boston area all day for 25 days from Sept. 18-Oct. 12.Orange Line trains will bypass Haymarket Station, and the MBTA suggested riders should exit at North Station or State Station, which are less than a half-mile from Haymarket.Green Line service, meanwhile, will be suspended between North Station and Government Center Station. Riders are encouraged by the MBTA to walk above ground between those stations, as Government Center, Haymarket and North Station are less than a half-mile from each other. The distance between Government Center and North Station is about three-quarters of a mile, according to the MBTA.The MBTA is also reminding riders that Orange Line and Green Line connections can also be made via the Winter Street Concourse, which connects Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations. Accessibility vans will also be available for on-demand transportation, and riders of the Orange and Green lines should ask MBTA personnel for information and assistance.On the weekend of Sept. 9-10, shuttle buses will replace Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line trains between Swampscott Station and North Station. The MBTA said this service change will allow for work on the future temporary platform at Lynn Station. There will also be no service at Chelsea Station and passengers are instead encouraged to use Silver Line 3 service.Shuttle buses will replace Haverhill Commuter Rail Line trains between Ballardvale Station and North Station for 58 days from Sept. 9-Nov. 5, a service change previously announced by the MBTA. The MBTA said the service change allows crews to perform Automatic Train Control work.Buses will replace train service between Reading and Oak Grove, where passengers can make an Orange Line subway connection. This shuttle service will make stops in Wakefield, Greenwood, Melrose Highlands, Melrose Cedar Park, Wyoming Hill and Oak Grove. A shuttle bus will also provide service between Reading and Anderson/Woburn for connections to the Lowell and Haverhill lines.Train service for passengers between Ballardvale and Haverhill will be re-routed along the Lowell Line after Ballardvale, making one additional stop at Anderson/Woburn Station and then running express to North Station.”The MBTA apologizes for the inconvenience of these scheduled service changes and appreciates the understanding and patience of riders as this critical and necessary work to maintain, upgrade, and modernize the system takes place,” reads a statement from the transit agency.Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and by clicking here.Transit ambassadors and MBTA staff will be available on-site during these service changes to offer information and assistance.The MBTA is encouraging riders to subscribe to T-Alerts or to follow the transit agency on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.Related content:
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Monday what service changes it is making in the month of September.
The MBTA said Red Line Braintree Branch service will be changed in order to allow crews to perform critical rail and tie replacement work.
Shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between North Quincy and Braintree stations from about 8:45 p.m. through the end of service on Sept. 5-7, Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-22. There will be no train service throughout the day during the weekend of Sept. 23-24.
Red Line service between Quincy Center and Braintree stations will be replaced by shuttle buses from about 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 8 through the end of service on Sept. 10.
Shuttle bus service will also replace Red Line trains between Broadway and Ashmont stations on the Ashmont Branch and between Broadway and North Quincy stations on the Braintree Branch throughout the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The MBTA said this service change allows crews to perform critical work on the Savin Hill Avenue and Dorchester Avenue bridges, to perform necessary tunnel inspections on the Ashmont Branch and to accomplish station brightening work at JFK/UMass Station.
Three Commuter Rail lines that run adjacent to the Red Line — Kingston, Middleborough and Greenbush — will also be impacted as shuttle buses will replace trains between South Station and Braintree Station on those lines after 7:30 p.m. and through the end of service on Sept. 5-7, Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-22, as well as all day during the weekends of Sept. 9-10, Sept. 23-24 and Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Shuttle buses will also be operating directly between South Station and Braintree Station during those times.
Commuter Rail passengers should note that bicycles are not allowed on shuttle buses and that regular fares will be collected between Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush and Braintree stations. Keolis customer service agents, MBTA staff and transit ambassadors will be on-site at impacted stations to assist riders. The MBTA said a diversion schedule will be available soon online.
The MBTA also said that due to the continued demolition of the Government Center Garage, there will be service changes on the Orange and Green lines in the downtown Boston area all day for 25 days from Sept. 18-Oct. 12.
Orange Line trains will bypass Haymarket Station, and the MBTA suggested riders should exit at North Station or State Station, which are less than a half-mile from Haymarket.
Green Line service, meanwhile, will be suspended between North Station and Government Center Station. Riders are encouraged by the MBTA to walk above ground between those stations, as Government Center, Haymarket and North Station are less than a half-mile from each other. The distance between Government Center and North Station is about three-quarters of a mile, according to the MBTA.
The MBTA is also reminding riders that Orange Line and Green Line connections can also be made via the Winter Street Concourse, which connects Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations. Accessibility vans will also be available for on-demand transportation, and riders of the Orange and Green lines should ask MBTA personnel for information and assistance.
On the weekend of Sept. 9-10, shuttle buses will replace Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line trains between Swampscott Station and North Station. The MBTA said this service change will allow for work on the future temporary platform at Lynn Station. There will also be no service at Chelsea Station and passengers are instead encouraged to use Silver Line 3 service.
Shuttle buses will replace Haverhill Commuter Rail Line trains between Ballardvale Station and North Station for 58 days from Sept. 9-Nov. 5, a service change previously announced by the MBTA. The MBTA said the service change allows crews to perform Automatic Train Control work.
Buses will replace train service between Reading and Oak Grove, where passengers can make an Orange Line subway connection. This shuttle service will make stops in Wakefield, Greenwood, Melrose Highlands, Melrose Cedar Park, Wyoming Hill and Oak Grove.
A shuttle bus will also provide service between Reading and Anderson/Woburn for connections to the Lowell and Haverhill lines.
Train service for passengers between Ballardvale and Haverhill will be re-routed along the Lowell Line after Ballardvale, making one additional stop at Anderson/Woburn Station and then running express to North Station.
“The MBTA apologizes for the inconvenience of these scheduled service changes and appreciates the understanding and patience of riders as this critical and necessary work to maintain, upgrade, and modernize the system takes place,” reads a statement from the transit agency.
Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and by clicking here.
Transit ambassadors and MBTA staff will be available on-site during these service changes to offer information and assistance.
The MBTA is encouraging riders to subscribe to T-Alerts or to follow the transit agency on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
