Traffic & Transit
Buses Replace Trains On Worcester To Framingham Line
To install a federally mandated infrastructure, buses will replace the train line starting on May 26 on weekends for 11 weeks.
WORCESTER, MA—The MBTA replaces weekend Worcester Line train service with free bus service during 11 weekends in two phases that begins the weekend of May 26 to accommodate the installation of federally mandated Positive Train Control (PTC) infrastructure, it announced.
The first phase occurs from May 26 through June 17 with free bus service replacing train service between Worcester and Framingham stations.
The second phase occurs immediately following the first phase from June 23 through August 5 with no weekend train service between Framingham and South Stations. Free bus service will be available between Framingham and Wellesley Farms during the second phase with the bus also connecting to the Green Line at Riverside Station.
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The first phase’s free weekend bus service between Worcester and Framingham Stations will make stops at all stations. Buses will connect to regular Worcester Line train service at Framingham Station where trains will make all stops between Framingham and South Station for a Zone 5 fare.
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