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Boston Weekly Updates

December 1, 2020

    Orange Line

    Suspension UPCOMING
    No Orange Line service between Sullivan & Tufts on weekends from December 12 – December 20. Buses provided between Sullivan & Haymarket. Green Line available between Haymarket & Copley (Back Bay).

    Regularly scheduled service begins at the start of service on Mondays.

    Orange Line travel alternates:

    For northbound service:
    – Take the Orange Line to Back Bay
    – Take the Green Line from nearby Copley (0.2 miles) for service to downtown
    – For service north of downtown, take a shuttle bus from Haymarket, then transfer to the Orange Line at Sullivan Sq

    For southbound service:
    – Take the Orange Line to Sullivan Sq, then transfer to the Haymarket shuttle
    – Transfer to the Green Line at Haymarket for service to downtown
    – For service south of downtown, take the Green Line to Copley, then take the Orange Line from nearby Back Bay (0.2 miles)

    Available bus routes:
    – SL 5 and Route 10 (Bayview-Downtown) provide inbound service from Tufts Medical Center to Chinatown and Downtown Crossing
    – SL 5 provides outbound service from Downtown Crossing (Temple Place) to Tufts Medical Center

    Accessible Vans:
    Riders with disabilities can take an accessible van from Copley, Back Bay, Tufts Medical Center, and Haymarket to any Orange Line station without train service, as well as Copley, Back Bay, Tufts Medical Center, and Sullivan Square. Please see station officials for assistance.

    Van pickup locations:

    Copley:
    Boylston Street, diagonally across from the Copley entrance at Boylston and Dartmouth streets
    Back Bay:
    Dartmouth St in front of the station
    Tufts:
    Northbound side of Washington St before the bus stop
    Haymarket:
    Busway

    All bus shuttles and stops are fully accessible. Please see an MBTA employee at any station for assistance and visit MBTA.com/acceleration or MBTA.com/OLwork for more information.

    Affected stops:
    Sullivan
    Community College
    North Station
    Haymarket
    State
    Downtown Crossing
    Chinatown
    Tufts Medical Center

    Updated: 11/23/2020 3:52 PM

    Green Line D

    Shuttle UPCOMING
    Shuttle buses replace D Branch service between Reservoir and Riverside on the weekend of Dec 5 – Dec 6 from start to end of service. More: MBTA.com/GLDWork
    Affected stops:
    Reservoir
    Chestnut Hill
    Newton Centre
    Newton Highlands
    Eliot
    Waban
    Woodland
    Riverside
    Shuttle UPCOMING
    Shuttle buses replace D Branch service between Reservoir and Riverside Mon – Thurs from Nov 16 – Dec 17, beginning at 8:45 PM through the end of service.   MBTA.com/GLDwork

    All shuttle buses are accessible.

    Affected stops:
    Reservoir
    Chestnut Hill
    Newton Centre
    Newton Highlands
    Eliot
    Waban
    Woodland
    Riverside

     

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