New North Shore Commuter Rail Station Opens In Lynn

LYNN, MA — Shuttle service between Lynn and Swampscott that had been in effect for a year since the closing of the Lynn commuter rail station came to an end on Monday with the opening of the new Lynn Interim Station.

The inbound platform is located on Ellis Street in Lynn with the outbound platform located on Friend Street.

Lynn is a Zone 2 station.

Lynn Station was closed last October as part of the Lynn Commuter Rail Station Improvements Project.

Since then, the alternate travel option for passengers has been utilizing existing area bus routes and a free shuttle bus from Lynn to Swampscott station, as well as driving to the Salem station on Bridge Street, until the temporary platform was built.

The MBTA drew criticism for both the timing of the closure and the long delay before the station reopened but officials said they were able to expedite the construction of the temporary platform.

The temporary platform will be fully accessible for all riders and include emergency generators, wayfinding, and variable messaging systems.

The full winter schedule can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)