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MBTA – Spring 2024 Service Changes

April 4, 2024

Hi Mooviters, 

MBTA is introducing Spring service changes to bus, subway, Commuter Rail, and ferry service.

Moovit is updated, use our trip planner when planning your next outing.


🚇Subway Service Changes

The following changes to Red, Green, and Blue lines will remain in effect for the spring season. There will be no service changes to the Orange and Mattapan lines.

Red Line

Frequency will increase every day due to faster travel times from improved track condition.

Green Line

Weekdays:

  • Frequency increases on the and D lines during morning and evening peak periods
  • Frequency increases on the C and E lines all day

Weekends:

  • Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.  
  • Sunday frequency increases on the B, C, and D lines throughout the day.  
  • Sunday frequency decreases on the E Line throughout the day to provide more even balance of trains across the four lines.  
  • Weekend capacity increases in the morning and evening on all lines due to addition of two-car train operation. 

Blue Line

Weekday frequency will increase between 8 PM and 11:30 PM in response to increased demand. Trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.  

🚍Bus Service Changes

Effective April 7, 2024

Routes with increased service frequency 

RouteChange
1Sunday frequency increases between 3:30 PM and 5 PM in response to increased demand.
7Weekday frequency increases between 7 AM and 9 AM in response to increased demand.
9Weekday frequency increases between 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM in response to increased demand.
21Weekday frequency increases between 6 AM and 7:45 AM in response to increased demand.
32Weekday frequency increases between 12:45 PM and 2:30 PM in response to increased demand.
47Weekday frequency increases between 3 PM and 5 PM in response to increased demand.
57Weekday frequency increases between 4 PM and 7 PM in response to increased demand.
65Weekday 8:42 AM outbound and 9:15 AM inbound trips added in response to increased demand.
111Weekday frequency increases between 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM and between 1 PM and 3 PM in response to increased demand.
117Early-morning outbound service from Haymarket to Logan Airport is added every day. Other early-morning trips shift to improve scheduling efficiency.
455Additional trips will depart from Salem Depot at 5:31 AM on Saturdays and 5:20 AM on Sundays in response to increased demand during the first trips on the weekend.
501Weekday frequency increases between 7 AM and 9 AM in response to increased demand.
SL1Weekday frequency increases between 6 AM and 2 PM. Saturday frequency increases between 2 PM and 6 PM. 
SL3Weekday frequency increases between 1 PM and 6 PM in response to increased demand.

Routes with decreased service frequency

RouteChange
34Weekday late morning and afternoon frequency decreases due to longer travel times and improved schedule reliability.
116Sunday 5:10 AM outbound trip is cancelled and replaced with restructured 117 for better consistency and legibility. 
121Morning and afternoon frequency decreases due to longer travel times and improved schedule reliability. 

Routes with departure time changes

RouteChange
8Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
14Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
15Early-morning inbound trip to Haymarket shifts 1 minute earlier every day.
18Weekday and Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
19Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
28Weekday trips shift between 5:45 AM and 7:45 AM and between 4:15 PM and 5 PM. 
32Saturday early-morning inbound trip to Haymarket shift 2 minutes earlier.
33Weekday and Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
34EWeekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
39Weekday trips shift in the morning to improve schedule reliability.
41Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
52Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
60Weekday trips shift during the midday to improve schedule reliability.
61Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
64Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
65Weekday trips shift from 6:45 AM to 6:43 AM and between 6:30 PM and 7:05 PM. 
66Weekday and Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
67Weekday 3:50 PM and 4:20 PM outbound trips and 4:15 PM and 4:45 PM inbound trips shift 5 minutes later to improve scheduling efficiency.
69Sunday trips shift in the evening to improve schedule reliability. 
70Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
83Trips shift every day throughout the day. 
87Saturday trips shift throughout the day and Sunday trips shift in the late evening to improve schedule reliability.
88Saturday trips shift between midday and evening and Sunday trips shift in the late evening to improve schedule reliability. 
89Weekday trips shift during morning and evening to improve schedule reliability. Sunday early-morning inbound trip to Haymarket shifts 6 minutes later. 
91Trips shift every day throughout the day. 
92Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
93Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
94Weekday trips shift throughout the day and Saturday night trips shift throughout the night to improve schedule reliability. 
95Weekday and Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
96Trips shift every day throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
97Weekday and Sunday morning trips shift to improve schedule reliability. 
99Sunday outbound trip shifts from 12:25 PM to 12:31 PM to improve schedule reliability. 
100Weekday and Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
101Trips shift every day throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
104Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
105Saturday outbound trip shifts from 2:20 PM to 2:19 PM to improve schedule reliability. 
106Weekday and Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
108Weekday and Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
109Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
110Weekday outbound trips shift from 7:32 AM to 7:30 AM. Sunday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
112Trips shift every day throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
131Weekday trips shift in the morning to improve schedule reliability. 
132Weekday trips shift in the morning and late evening to improve schedule reliability. 
134Trips shift every day throughout the day to improve schedule reliability.
210Weekday and Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
211Weekend trips shift in the afternoon and evening to improve schedule reliability. 
215Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
216Weekday and Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
220Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
222Saturday outbound trip shifts from 11:58 AM to 11:55 AM to improve schedule reliability. 
225Weekday trips shift in the afternoon to improve reliability in response to increased demand. Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
230Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
236Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
238Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
240Weekend trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
411Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
429Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
430Saturday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 
435Weekday trips shift throughout the day to improve schedule reliability. 

Routes with route changes

RouteChange
83The last inbound/first inbound stop will shift from the busway to River St @ Green St due to construction in Central Square. Trips shift every day throughout the day. 
91The last inbound/first outbound stop will shift from the busway to River St @ Green St due to construction in Central Square. Trips shift every day throughout the day. 
120Last inbound trip of the day will serve Jeffries Point and return to Maverick, then wait for the last Blue Line train before serving Jeffries Point again on the last outbound trip. This change is effective every day.

🚉Commuter Rail Service Changes 

Effective May 20, 2024 

MBTA is still working on spring and summer Commuter Rail service changes.

⛴Ferry Service Changes 

Effective April and May 2024 

  • East Boston ferry will resume on April 1 
  • Lynn and Winthrop ferries will resume on April 29 
  • Weekend Hingham/Hull/Logan to Boston ferry will resume May 25 for Memorial Day weekend 

You ride, we guide,

The USA Moovit Team

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