Red Line
Rapid Transit
For more information, visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/Red.
Current Service Alerts
Alewife Elevator 814 (Main lobby to street, parking garage) unavailable due to maintenance
🧑🔧 Please use the nearby Alewife Elevator 815.
Shawmut Elevator 954 (Ashmont platform to lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
🧑🔧 To exit, exit the train at Ashmont, then take an Alewife-bound train to Shawmut and use Shawmut Elevator 953. To board, use Shawmut Elevator 953 to access the Alewife platform. Take an Alewife-bound train to Fields Corner, then transfer to an Ashmont-bound train.
Red Line riders can expect longer travel times on the Braintree Branch nightly from 8 PM, to end of service. This is to allow for critical signal work near JFK/UMass.
🧑🔧 How Long Will the Work Take: To accomplish this work, four phases of temporary evening service changes will continue through April. Each phase should take about two weeks to complete. How Much Longer Will my Trip Be: Riders should budget an additional 10 – 15 minutes of travel time during this work. When is the Next Phase: Likely beginning March 15 with longer travel times on the Ashmont Branch. Why are we Doing This: This work is part of a signal modernization project in Columbia Junction near JFK/UMass. Signals in this area were significantly damaged by a derailment in 2019.
Harvard Escalator 512 (Mezzanine to Harvard Square) unavailable through Fri Mar 13 due to maintenance
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Central Escalator 360 (Alewife platform to street) unavailable through Fri Mar 27 due to maintenance
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South Station Escalator 382 (Alewife platform to lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
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Porter Escalator 510 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to paid lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
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South Station Pedal & Park is closed due to construction. Bicycle racks are currently available on Atlantic Ave adjacent to the South Station main entrance.
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Andrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice pending replacement.
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Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Red Line Update: Regular service between JFK/UMass and Park Street has resumed with residual delays of about 15 minutes. Shuttle buses have been phased out.
Red Line: Delays of about 15 minutes due to an earlier medical emergency at Andrew. Trains may stand by at stations.
Red Line Update: Shuttle Buses will replace Red Line service between JFK/Umass and Park St due to an ongoing medical emergency at Andrew. Braintree Branch riders may use the Commuter Rail for alternate service between South Station and Braintree.
Affected stops: Park Street Downtown Crossing South Station Broadway Andrew JFK/UMass
Red Line: Delays of about 15minutes due to an earlier medical emergency at Andrew. Trains may stand by at stations.
Red Line Update: Shuttle Buses will replace Red Line service between JFK/Umass and Park St due to an ongoing medical emergency at Andrew. Braintree Branch riders may use the Commuter Rail for alternate service between South Station and Braintree.
Affected stops: Park Street Downtown Crossing South Station Broadway Andrew JFK/UMass
Red Line Update: Shuttle Buses will replace Red Line service between JFK/Umass and Park St due to an ongoing medical emergency at Andrew.
Affected stops: Park Street Downtown Crossing South Station Broadway Andrew JFK/UMass
Red Line: Delays of about 30 minutes due to medical emergency at Andrew. Trains may stand by at stations.
Affected stops: Andrew
Central Elevator 861 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to Massachusetts Avenue) unavailable due to maintenance
🧑🔧 To exit, exit the train at Harvard, then proceed to the Route 1 bus stop at Mass Ave and Holyoke St, and take a Route 1 (Nubian) bus to Mass Ave and Pearl St (Central). Alternatively, exit the train at Kendall/MIT and take an Alewife-bound train to Central, and use Central Elevator 860. To board, cross Mass Ave and use Central Elevator 860 to access the Alewife platform. Take an Alewife-bound train to Harvard and transfer to an Ashmont or Braintree-bound train.
Park Street Escalator 320 (Government Center & North platform to Park Street) unavailable due to maintenance
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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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