Summer 2021 Service Changes

The MBTA previously increased service in transit critical communities to support our new crowding standards due to COVID-19. The service changes this summer aim to maintain this increased level of service for these communities. 

Transit criticality is a travel demand measure (travel not necessarily on MBTA) that captures where low income people, people of color, and people in zero- and low-vehicle households traveled in July-August 2020.

Due to effects from COVID-19, the MBTA suspended some low ridership routes in order to re-allocate service to transit critical communities. This summer, the MBTA is restoring or adding service on over 30 routes to support additional riders and travel across the region. 

COVID-19 has impacted how, when, and where people travel. These service changes aim to support these new travel patterns by focusing on all-day, non-peak travel, and re-introducing weekend service on the Commuter Rail. 

These routes will have more service compared to the spring:

These routes will have more service compared to the spring and some routing changes due to the Harvard Busway Renovation: 

This route will have periods of both increased frequency and decreased frequency: 

The route 442 will have weekday and Sunday schedule changes throughout the day.

These routes will be returned to service:

If your route or stop is affected, use trip planner to find alternative service.

If your route or stop is affected, use trip planner to find alternative service.

Weekend service will be restored on the remaining Commuter Rail lines starting July 3, 2021. This will include the following lines:

• Haverhill Line 
• Lowell Line 
• Fitchburg Line 
• Needham Line 
• Franklin Line 
• Kingston/Plymouth Line 
• Greenbush Line 

Weekend service is also running on the remaining Commuter Rail lines.

The following stations will continued to be closed:

• Plimptonville, alternate service at Walpole 
• Prides Crossing, alternate service at Beverly Farms 
• Silver Hill, alternate service at Kendal Green 
• Hastings, alternate service at Kendal Green 
• Plymouth, alternate service at Kingston 

• Full weekday and weekend Charlestown Ferry service runs 78 weekday and 34 weekend trips.
• Weekday service between Hingham and Rowes Wharf in Boston offers 14 inbound trips to Boston beginning at 6 AM and ending at 7:40 PM and 11 outbound trips to Hingham beginning at 7:15 AM and ending at 7:30 PM. 
• Service between Hingham, Hull, and Long Wharf continues with the addition of limited weekday service to Logan Airport , including two inbound trips to Long Wharf in Boston at 12:45 PM and 5:45 PM and two outbound trips from Long Wharf to Logan at 6:40 AM and 7:40 AM. 
• Weekend service runs between Hingham, Hull, Logan Airport, and Long Wharf. Ten inbound trips depart Hingham for Long Wharf beginning at 8 AM and ending at 5 PM with five trips stopping at Hull and three trips stopping at Logan Airport. Ten outbound trips depart Long Wharf for Hingham beginning at 9 AM and ending at 6 PM with one trip stopping at Logan Airport and four trips stopping at Hull.