Red Line
Rapid Transit
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Current Service Alerts
On Tuesday, September 22, through Tuesday, December 1, Downtown Crossing Elevator 869 (Alewife platform to Summer Street Concourse) will be unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 The elevator will be closed for major equipment upgrades that will significantly improve the long-term reliability of this elevator. To board a Red Line Train: Proceed to the Orange Line Oak Grove Platform at the opposite end of the concourse. Take elevator 998 or 999 to the Red Line passage, then follow signs to Alewife. To exit the station: Proceed to the north end of the platform to the Orange - Red Line passage. Take Elevator 998 or 999 to the Orange Line Oak Grove platform. Exit the station using the 101 Arch St Elevator on the Summer St concourse.
Andrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.
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Andrew Escalator 124 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable.
Alewife Escalator 353 (Main concourse to busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Porter Escalator 510 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Alewife Escalator 351 (Main concourse to platform) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Ashmont Escalator 438 (Ashmont platform to Mattapan Line, busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Harvard Escalator 512 (Mezzanine to Harvard Square) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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South Station Escalator 388 (Lobby to CSA area) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Quincy Adams Escalator 346 (Unpaid lobby to garage level 2) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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JFK/UMass Elevator 830 (Braintree branch platform to lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit when coming from Boston/Cambridge, take an Ashmont-bound train to JFK/UMass, exit onto the Ashmont platform, and use JFK/UMass Elevator 831. To exit when coming from Quincy/Braintree, exit the train at Andrew, then take an Ashmont-bound train to JFK/UMass and use JFK/UMass Elevator 831. To board, use JFK/UMass Elevator 831 to access the Ashmont Branch platform. Take an Alewife-bound train to Andrew, then transfer to an Ashmont-bound train.
Broadway Escalator 367 (Platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Braintree Escalator 334 (Red Line platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Braintree Station notice: Premium parking is available at this location. You can buy premium passes and permits using SpotHero.
Affected stations: Braintree
Due to construction, the staircase at the north end of the Savin Hill platform is out of service. Riders should follow station personnel and signage to the alternate staircase located in the center of the platform.
Affected lines: Red Line
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Red Line: Delays of about 20 minutes while crews address a signal problem near Davis.
Red Line: Delays of about 20 minutes while crews address a signal problem near Davis.
Downtown Crossing Elevator 892 (Forest Hills platform to Washington Street, Winter Street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, travel up the Winter St concourse towards Park Street. At the end of the concourse, exit through the faregate and use Park Street Elevator 804 to access the corner of Tremont St and Winter St. To board, travel up Winter St towards the Boston Common to the corner of Tremont St and Winter St and use Park Street Elevator 804 to access the Winter St concourse. At the concourse, turn right and proceed to the Forest Hills platform.
Downtown Crossing Elevator 892 (Forest Hills platform to Washington Street, Winter Street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, travel up the Winter St concourse towards Park Street. At the end of the concourse, exit through the faregate and use Park Street Elevator 804 to access the corner of Tremont St and Winter St. To board, travel up Winter St towards the Boston Common to the corner of Tremont St and Winter St and use Park Street Elevator 804 to access the Winter St concourse. At the concourse, turn right and proceed to the Forest Hills platform.
Stations Served
This route stops at Alewife, Andrew, Ashmont, Braintree, Broadway, Central, Charles/MGH, Davis, Downtown Crossing, Fields Corner, Harvard, JFK/UMass, Kendall/MIT, North Quincy, Park Street, Porter, Quincy Adams, Quincy Center, Savin Hill, Shawmut, South Station and Wollaston.
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