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Back to School, Labor Day & MBTA Fall Service Changes

August 28, 2024

    Hi Mooviters,

    ✏️The new school year is around the corner! Good luck and have a great year!📓

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    Enjoy the last weekend of the summer! This Monday is Labor Day. Please note the following service changes:

    🚍 MBTA Bus – Sunday Service

    🚉 MBTA Commuter Rail – Weekend Service

    🚇 MBTA – The T – Sunday Service

    ⛴ Ferry will run on the following service schedules:

    • Hingham/Hull/Logan to Boston will run on a Sunday schedule.
      •  The direct Hingham to Boston route will have no service.
    • Charlestown Ferry will run on a weekend schedule.
    • East Boston Ferry will run on a weekend schedule.
    • Lynn Ferry will run on a weekend schedule.
    •  Winthrop/Quincy Ferry will have no service.

    MBTA is continuing system improvements through September. 

    Please note the following planned service suspensions:

    • Red Line service will be suspended between JFK/UMass and Braintree September 6 – 29. Shuttle buses will make stops at Braintree, Quincy Adams, Quincy Center, Wollaston, North Quincy, and Ashmont. 
    • Kingston, Middleborough, and Greenbush Commuter Rail line service will be suspended between South Station and Braintree during the weekends of September 7 – 8 and September 14 – 15. 

    On the Red Line

    • Red Line Braintree Branch service will be suspended between JFK/UMass and Braintree for 24 days from September 6 to September 29
       

      • Riders should note that Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush (Old Colony) Commuter Rail line service will also be replaced by shuttle bus service during the weekends of September 7 – 8 and September 14 – 15.  
         
      • Riders are strongly encouraged to use the Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush (Old Colony) Commuter Rail lines for fare-free service between Braintree, Quincy Center, JFK/UMass, and South Station (with the exception of the weekends of September 7 – 8 and September 14 – 15). 
         

        • Commuter Rail trains operate about every 20-30 minutes. Traveling between Braintree and South Station on the Commuter Rail is about 24 minutes. 
           
        • Additional Keolis personnel will be available at Braintree, Quincy Center, and JFK/UMass during weekday morning and evening rush hour periods to answer questions and assist riders boarding Commuter Rail trains. 
           
        • Extra coaches will be added to the Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines to accommodate the anticipated increase in ridership. 
           
        • Riders should note that regular Commuter Rail fares will be collected for travel beyond Braintree. 
           
      • Free and accessible shuttle bus service will make stops at Braintree, Quincy Adams, Quincy Center, Wollaston, North Quincy, and Ashmont for connections to further Red Line subway service.  
         
      • There will be no direct shuttle bus service to or from JFK/UMass. Riders boarding or disembarking at JFK/UMass should utilize the fare-free Commuter Rail when possible. 
      • Riders using shuttle buses during this service change should budget ample extra traveling time. For example, a rider traveling to Park Street from Braintree should anticipate an extra 40 minutes in addition to their regular commute. Again, riders are strongly encouraged to consider the fare-free Commuter Rail during this service change. 
         
      • There will be increased subway service on the Ashmont Branch to maintain train frequency through the Red Line core between JFK/UMass and Alewife. Trains will operate at about an eight-minute frequency between Ashmont and Alewife. 
    • On the Kingston, Middleborough, and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines
      • Kingston, Middleborough, and Greenbush Commuter Rail line service will be suspended between South Station and Braintree during the weekends of September 7 – 8 and September 14 – 15.
         

        • Free and accessible shuttle buses will operate directly between South Station and Braintree, stopping only at South Station and Braintree.
           
        • Passengers can also utilize free and accessible shuttle buses replacing Red Line Braintree Branch service between Braintree and Ashmont. 
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        • There will be no direct shuttle bus service to or from JFK/UMass. 
           
        • Passengers should note that bicycles are not allowed on shuttle buses, and regular Commuter Rail 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 support riders. 
           

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