The MBTA announced service changes in April on the Red, Blue, Orange, and Green lines, the Fairmount and Franklin/Foxboro Commuter Rail Lines, and the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line. The service changes are due to scheduled rail improvements and construction projects.

• All service changes are updated in Moovit. Plan your trip ahead of time with Moovit.
• There will be no service changes during the Boston Marathon weekend, April 15-16.

Red Line

April 1-2

• What: Shuttle buses will replace service between Braintree and JFK/UMass.
• Why: MBTA crews will be replacing rail and ties along the track to alleviate speed restrictions.

April 3-6

• What: Shuttle buses will replace evening weekday trains between North Quincy and JFK/UMass beginning around 9 p.m.
• Why: MBTA crews will continue the tie replacement work and do cleanup.

April 18-20

• What: Shuttle buses will replace evening weekday trains between Park Street and JFK/UMass beginning around 9 p.m.
• Why: MBTA crews will be preparing for upcoming weekend diversions, including by staging equipment and materials.

April 22-23

• What: Shuttle buses will provide service between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass.
• Why: MBTA crews will be replacing rail and ties to alleviate speed restrictions near South Station.

April 29-30

• What: Shuttle buses will provide service between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass.
• Why: MBTA crews will continue replacing rail and ties to alleviate speed restrictions near South Station, in addition to performing work near the First Street gate in Cambridge.

Blue Line

April 10-13 and April 24-27

• What: Shuttle buses will replace evening weekday trains between Government Center and Orient Heights beginning around 9 p.m. Shuttle buses will not serve Bowdoin Station.
• Why: MBTA crews will be doing rail replacement and track alignment work to help alleviate speed restrictions.

Orange Line and Green Line

April 1-2 and April 8

• What: Orange Line service will be suspended between Back Bay and North Station, with the T asking riders to instead use the Green Line between Copley and Government Center. Shuttle buses will replace Green Line trolleys between North Station and Government Center. There will also be accessibility vans available for on-demand transportation; riders should ask MBTA staff for information and assistance.
• Why: Private developer HYM Construction will continue work on demolishing the Government Center Garage.

Fairmount and Franklin/Foxboro commuter rail

April 1-2 and April 8-9

• What: Shuttle buses will replace trains between South Station and Readville beginning around 9 p.m. on March 31 for the first weekend and around 9 p.m. on April 7 for the second.
• Why: There will be bridge replacement work ongoing at the East Cottage Street and Norfolk Avenue bridges. “Over one hundred years old, both bridges are in the process of being replaced with updated steel infrastructures to improve safety and reliability,” the MBTA said in its release.

Haverhill commuter rail

April 22-May 7

• What: Shuttle buses will replace trains between Haverhill and Reading stations.
• Why: Crews will be working on Automated Train Control (ATC), which the T describes as “a federally mandated safety system that sends signals to trains about potentially unsafe conditions, automatically slowing and stopping a train if needed.”

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