Braintree customers may consider the MBTACR, CharlieCards will be accepted between South Station and Braintree. Officials have stressed that the cuts are intended to be a temporary and won’t completely derail long-term improvements. About 100 ceiling panels have been removed from Harvard Station on the MBTAs Red Line less than a week after one fell, nearly hitting a T rider walking on. Red Line Update: Shuttle buses will continue to replace service between JFK/UMass and Park St through the evening rush. On the Red Line, the 20 percent reduction in train frequencies would mean wait times of five-and-a-half minutes and eight-and-a-half minutes during off-peak times. DPU hits MBTA with six safety violations after Red Line probe Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald Red Line trains were observed overshooting the platform between Ashmont and Savin Hill. However, in the short term, the agency plans to cut service next year due to the pandemic-induced decline in ridership and subsequent collapse in fare revenue. Red Line Transformation Program We're improving reliability and quality of service on the T’s most popular line. BOSTON - The MBTA lifted some speed restrictions Friday after finding track defects on the rails that prompted a slowdown on its train lines, adding additional commute time for riders. Ultimately, the new, expanded fleet will allow the MBTA to cut wait times between each Red Line train to just three minutes, Poftak has said. Officials said the early detection of any issues with the first cars put into service is important to allow corrective actions to be taken in the production of the rest of the fleet. Poftak says the MBTA will “closely monitor” the new Red Line cars, just like the new Orange Line cars, which have been periodically pulled out of service to address various technical issues. ![]() MBTA officials say the sound is an accessibility feature, intended to help riders with vision impairments, that was added following input from advocates. Similar to the new Orange Line cars, the new Red Line cars also make a beeping sound when its doors are open that becomes more frequent as doors are about to close.
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