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.
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- Additional Keolis personnel will be available at Braintree during weekday morning and evening rush hour periods to answer questions and assist riders boarding Commuter Rail trains.
- 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.
- Riders using shuttle buses during this service change should budget ample extra travelling time. For example, a rider travelling to Park Street from Braintree should anticipate an extra 40 minutes in addition to their regular commute.
- This service change is in place to perform work as part of the Track Improvement Program, including replacing tracks and ties, resurfacing and tamping track areas, and upgrading station amenities. The track work accomplished during these 24 days allows the MBTA to run service up the maximum allowable speed of 40 miles per hour, but also lays the groundwork for raising current Red Line train speeds above that. Other critical steps after the work is completed will need to be take place before train speeds are raised, like additional Red Line motorperson training, further service and schedule planning, and more.
- 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. The diversion schedule will be available online soon at mbta.com/CommuterRail.
- Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and at mbta.com/alerts.