Alerts

Riders are strongly encouraged to use the Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines for fare-free service between Braintree, Quincy Center, JFK/UMass, and South Station. Commuter Rail schedules are available on MBTA.com. Regular Commuter Rail fares will be collected for travel beyond Braintree.

Shuttle Locations:

JFK/UMass:
JFK/UMass Station Busway

North Quincy:
Northbound & Southbound 263 Hancock St (North Quincy Station)

Wollaston:
Northbound- Newport Ave (Newport Ave @ Brook St)
Southbound- 291 Newport Ave (Newport Ave @ Brook St)

Quincy Center:
Northbound- Burgin Pkwy @ Quincy Center Station
Southbound- 1250 Hancock St (Quincy Center Station)

Quincy Adams:
Northbound & Southbound - Quincy Adams Station

Braintree:
Northbound- Braintree Station Busway

To exit when coming from Boston/Cambridge, take a Braintree-bound train to JFK/UMass, exit onto the Braintree platform, and use JFK/UMass Elevator 830. To exit when traveling from Quincy/Braintree, exit the train at Andrew, then take a Braintree-bound train to JFK/UMass and use JFK/UMass Elevator 830. To board, use JFK/UMass Elevator 830 to access the Braintree Branch platform. Take an Alewife-bound train to Andrew, then transfer to an Braintree-bound train.

A shuttle bus will be available to transport customers between Quincy Center and Quincy Adams. To exit the Red Line, exit the train at Quincy Adams and find station personnel or use a station call box to request the shuttle bus to Quincy Center. To board the Red Line, find station personnel or use a station call box at Quincy Center to request the shuttle bus to Quincy Adams. Alternatively, customers may also use Bus Routes 210, 211 and 212 for transportation between Quincy Center and North Quincy.

To exit, travel to the north end of the platform to the Orange Line-Red Line passageway and use Downtown Crossing Elevator 998 or 999 to access the Orange Line Oak Grove platform. To board the Red Line, travel down the Downtown Crossing Summer St concourse to the Orange Line Oak Grove platform and use Downtown Crossing Elevator 998 or 999 to access the Orange Line-Red Line passageway.

Accessible Vans:
Accessible vans will be available between North Station and Back Bay. Please see station personnel for assistance.

Commuter Rail Alternates:
Commuter Rail service will be free between Forest Hills, Ruggles, Back Bay and South Station. Regular fares will apply to travel beyond Forest Hills.

Affected stops:
North Station (Transfer within Station to Green Line)
Haymarket (Transfer within Station to Green Line)
State (Use Government Center, 0.2 mi.)
Downtown Crossing (Use the Winter St Concourse to Park Street, 0.2 mi.)
Chinatown (Use Boylston, 0.1 mi.)
Tufts Medical Center (Use Boylston, 0.3 mi.)
Back Bay (Use Copley, 0.2 mi.)

Shuttle Locations:

Back Bay/Copley:
Back Bay - Buses towards Jackson Square will pickup at Columbus Ave @ Dartmouth St
Copley Square - Buses towards Jackson Square will pick-up at Boylston St @ Clarendon St

Massachusetts Avenue:
Northbound - Columbus Ave @ Mass Ave (584 Columbus Ave)
Southbound - Columbus Ave @ Mass Ave (585 Columbus Ave)

Ruggles:
Northbound - Ruggles Station (Upper Busway)
Southbound - 1125 Tremont Street

Roxbury Crossing:
Northbound - Columbus Ave @ Malcolm X Blvd (1184 Columbus Ave)
Southbound - Tremont St @ Roxbury Crossing Station (1135 Columbus Ave)

Jackson Square:
Northbound - Jackson Square Busway

Commuter Rail Haverhill Line service will be suspended between Ballardvale and North Station during the weekend of March 8 – 9.

Shuttle Stops:

Oak Grove:
Oak Grove Busway

Malden Center:
Northbound - West Busway
Southbound - East Busway (Commercial St)

Wellington:
Wellington Busway

Assembly:
Grand Union Blvd @ Foley St (Route 90 Bus Stop)

Sullivan Square:
Sullivan Square Upper Busway
Note:
Upper Busway will close each evening from 8:30 PM until the end of service. Buses will relocated to Lower Busway.

Community College:
New Rutherford Ave @ Austin St

North Station:
Haverhill St @ Causeway St

Affected lines:
Green Line B branch
Green Line C branch
Green Line D branch
Green Line E branch

Science Park Elevator 981 (street to Lechmere & North platform) is out of service. Customers desiring to enter the station for Lechmere & North service must use the Copley & West elevator to North Station and transfer to Lechmere & North service to Lechmere. Customers desiring to exit at Science Park must continue to Lechmere and transfer to Copley & West service back to Science Park.

Affected lines:
Green Line B branch
Green Line C branch
Green Line D branch
Green Line E branch

Science Park Elevator 981 (street to Lechmere & North platform) is out of service. Customers desiring to enter the station for Lechmere & North service must use the Copley & West elevator to North Station and transfer to Lechmere & North service to Lechmere. Customers desiring to exit at Science Park must continue to Lechmere and transfer to Copley & West service back to Science Park.

Affected lines:
Green Line B branch
Green Line C branch
Green Line D branch
Green Line E branch

Science Park Elevator 981 (street to Lechmere & North platform) is out of service. Customers desiring to enter the station for Lechmere & North service must use the Copley & West elevator to North Station and transfer to Lechmere & North service to Lechmere. Customers desiring to exit at Science Park must continue to Lechmere and transfer to Copley & West service back to Science Park.

Affected lines:
Green Line B branch
Green Line C branch
Green Line D branch
Green Line E branch

To exit, exit the train at Northeastern and proceed to the Lechmere platform, then take a Lechmere-bound train to Prudential and use Prudential Elevator 921. To board, use Prudential Elevator 921 to access the Lechmere platform. Take a Lechmere-bound train to Copley, then cross Boylston St to the westbound platform and transfer to a Heath Street-bound train. See station personnel at the Copley westbound lobby to gain entry at the faregate.

Science Park Elevator 981 (street to Lechmere & North platform) is out of service. Customers desiring to enter the station for Lechmere & North service must use the Copley & West elevator to North Station and transfer to Lechmere & North service to Lechmere. Customers desiring to exit at Science Park must continue to Lechmere and transfer to Copley & West service back to Science Park.

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The escalator will remain out of service for the foreseeable future. This decision was made after a thorough inspection determined that corrosion on the escalator’s steel truss was so severe that it could not be repaired further and that a complete replacement of the escalator would be required. Replacing the escalator at this location requires a more extended unit meeting modern escalator safety requirements. This longer unit will require significant alteration to the station entrance to meet code requirements. The MBTA has currently begun design work to understand what station upgrades will be needed.
Due to these complexities, we expect the escalator will remain out of service for a significant time. We recognize the challenges this poses to our riders, and please know we are working to identify a solution as quickly as possible. In the meantime, Government Center Station, which is fully accessible and serves the Blue Line, is under a quarter-mile from Bowdoin Station.