MBTA ALERT: Lowell Commuter Line To Experience Service Suspensions On January 3-4; January 17-18; & January 31-February 1

Below is a press release from the MBTA:

BOSTON, MA — The MBTA recently announced service changes in January on the Orange, Blue, Red, Needham, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lowell, and Newburyport/Rockport lines.

Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and at mbta.com/PlannedWork. Transit Ambassadors and MBTA staff will be available on-site to offer information and assistance during these service changes. Riders are encouraged to subscribe to T-Alerts or to follow the MBTA on X @MBTA, @MBTA_CR, and @MBTA_CR_Alerts for up-to-date service information.

The MBTA will perform work during select weekends in January as part of the North Station Terminal Area Signal System Improvement Project that affects all Northside Commuter Rail lines. This project is replacing the obsolete signal system that controls the movement of MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains in and out of North Station with a new, state-of-the-art microprocessor system that requires less maintenance and reduces failures and train delays. The area where work is taking place is a complex network of tracks and switches that connect the station tracks at North Station, five major Commuter Rail lines, and the Boston Engine Terminal where trains are stored and maintained.

To accomplish this work, the following service suspensions will take place during the weekends of January 3 – 4, January 17 – 18, and January 31 – February 1:

Lowell Line

Lowell Line service will be suspended between North Station and Anderson/Woburn.

– Free and accessible local shuttle buses will operate between each station.

– Free and accessible express shuttle buses will operate directly between North Station and Anderson/Woburn.

– Regular Commuter Rail fares should be purchased for service beyond Anderson/Woburn.

– Riders using the shuttle buses should budget extra travel time. For example, a rider traveling to North Station from Anderson/Woburn should budget up to 15 minutes additional travel on the express shuttle and up to 40 minutes additional travel on the local shuttle.

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