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Needham Line: On Fri. Oct, 16 service will be suspended between South Station and Forest Hills. Passengers may consider the Orange Line for service to Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay with connections to the Red Line for service to South Station. Starts Fri Oct 16 Until Sat Oct 17
Affected stations:
South Station
Back Bay
Ruggles
Forest Hills
From 11 PM on Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, Needham Line service will be suspended to accommodate West Roxbury Bridge work. Starts Fri Oct 16 Until Mon Oct 19
There will be no shuttle bus service.

MBTA Bus Routes 35, 36, & 37 will provide alternative service between West Roxbury and Forest Hills for Orange Line Service.

MBTA Bus Route 59 will provide alternative service between Needham Junction and Newton Highlands for Green Line D-Branch service.

There will be no service to Hersey.

This outage will also occur on:
October 23-25
November 6-8 & 13-15
December 4-6
Needham Line: On Mon, Oct 19 service will be suspended between South Station and Forest Hills. Passengers may consider the Orange Line for service to Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay with connection to the Red Line for service to South Station. Starts Mon Oct 19 Until Tue Oct 20
Affected stations:
South Station
Back Bay
Ruggles
Forest Hills

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On Monday, October 26, a new Fall/Winter schedule will be in effect. Some times have been adjusted for seasonal effects and all train numbers have changed to 4-digits. Visit mbta.com/cr for more information. Starts Mon Oct 26 Until Mon Nov 2
Fall/Winter Commuter Rail schedules will take effect on Monday, October 26. Schedules for all lines will be available soon at mbta.com/CR. The Fall/Winter schedule maintains consistent service throughout the day, late at night, and on weekends.

Schedules will not change on the Fall River/New Bedford, Framingham/Worcester, Greenbush, and Kingston Lines.

On the Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lowell, Needham, Newburyport/Rockport, and Providence/Stoughton Lines, several trains will depart earlier or later than in the current schedule to improve resiliency, better reflect operating conditions, and to align with Amtrak schedules.

The Franklin/Foxboro Line will remain on a construction schedule while important track work is completed, and some train departure times have been adjusted.

Train numbers on all lines will also change with the implementation of the Fall/Winter schedule.

Passengers are encouraged to review the new schedules ahead of October 26 to plan their trips.

Affected lines:
Fairmount Line
Fall River/New Bedford Line
Fitchburg Line
Framingham/Worcester Line
Greenbush Line
Haverhill Line
Kingston Line
Lowell Line
Needham Line
Newburyport/Rockport Line
Providence/Stoughton Line
From late August through late November, 2026, South Station restrooms will be under construction. Temporary restroom facilities have been positioned along Atlantic Ave. Started Thu Sep 3
Linhas afetadas:
Fairmount Line
Fall River/New Bedford Line
Framingham/Worcester Line
Franklin/Foxboro Line
Greenbush Line
Kingston Line
Needham Line
Providence/Stoughton Line