The MBTA has announced service changes for the month of April that involve the Red Line and the Fairmount commuter rail in Dorchester along with routes along the Green, Orange, and Blue lines.
There will be no scheduled service changes during Marathon weekend, April 15-16.
The Red Line switches are due to the agency’s “focus on rail and tie replacement work” during the month, the T said. This coming weekend, shuttle buses will replace service between Braintree and JFK/UMass Stations to allow crews to work on multiple stretches of the branch line.
Evening trains next week through Thursday will be replaced with shuttle buses between North Quincy and JFK/UMass beginning at 9 p.m.
The Fairmount Commuter Rail Line will be replaced with shuttle buses between South Station and Readville starting at around 9 p.m. this Friday and continuing over the weekend. Shuttles will resume at 9 p.m. the following Friday (April 7) and run through the weekend of April 8-9 for bridge replacement work at the East Cottage Street and Norfolk Avenue bridges.
No bicycles are allowed on shuttle buses and regular commuter rail fares will be collected between Readville and Forge Park/495 Stations.
From Tues., April 18, through Thurs., April 20, evening trains will be replaced with shuttle bus service between Park Street and JFK/UMass starting at around 9 p.m., allowing crews to perform “pre-work activities” in preparation for weekend diversions April 22-23 and April 29-30.
Shuttle buses will also provide service between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass on the weekend of April 22-23to allow for rail and tie replacement that will alleviate speed restrictions near South Station. During the weekend of April 29-30, shuttle buses will also provide service between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass for work around the First Street gate in Cambridge.
