Red Line
Rapid Transit
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Current Service Alerts
Red Line: Shuttle buses are replacing service between Broadway, JFK/UMass, and Ashmont through Monday, May 18, for signal work.
🧑🔧 Braintree branch riders: Regular service is operating between JFK/UMass and Braintree, but riders must take a shuttle bus between Broadway and JFK/UMass. Accessibility: Free and accessible shuttle buses are operating between Broadway and Ashmont. Accessible van service is available between Broadway and Ashmont. Riders should see station personnel for assistance. Travel times: Riders using shuttles bus service should budget ample extra travel time. For example, a rider travelling to Park Street from Ashmont should budget at least an additional 30 – 40 minutes of travel in additional to their regular commute. Alternate service: Riders are encouraged to consider Commuter Rail service between South Station and Braintree, which will be free during this service change. Riders arriving and departing from South Station should see Keolis staff for free access through the fare gates. Regular fares should be purchased for travel beyond Braintree. Shuttle Locations: Broadway: W. Broadway @ Broadway Station Andrew: Northbound - Dorchester Ave @ Leeds St Southbound - Dorchester Ave @ Dexter St JFK/UMass: Northbound - Inner Busway Southbound - Outer Busway Savin Hill: Northbound - Dorchester Ave @ Savin Hill Ave Southbound - Dorchester Ave @ Thornley Rd Fields Corner: Northbound - Dorchester Ave opp Charles St Southbound - Dorchester Ave @ Fields Corner Station Shawmut: All shuttles - Dorchester Ave @ Centre St Ashmont: Ashmont Busway (Berths # 5 & 6)
Porter Escalator 509 (Paid lobby to Ashmont/Braintree platform) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Central Escalator 360 (Alewife platform to street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Ashmont Elevator 970 (Ashmont platform to Mattapan Line lobby, busway) will be unavailable on Mon, May 18 due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit the platform, notify a train motorperson or use a station call box to request assistance. Alternatively, travel to the Beale St walkway to access Dorchester Ave, the busway, and Peabody Sq.
Fields Corner Elevator 957 (Paid lobby to Alewife platform) will be unavailable from Tue, May 19 through Thu, May 21 due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, exit the train at Savin Hill, then take an Ashmont-bound train to Fields Corner and use Fields Corner Elevator 958. To board, use Fields Corner Elevator 958 to access the Ashmont platform. Take an Ashmont-bound train to Shawmut, then transfer to an Alewife-bound train.
Alewife Escalator 351 (Main concourse to platform) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Central Elevator 860 (Alewife platform to Massachusetts Avenue) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, exit the train at Harvard, then take an Ashmont or Braintree-bound train to Central and use Central Elevator 861. To board, cross Mass Ave to the Route 1 bus stop at Mass Ave and Prospect St, and take a Route 1 (Harvard) bus to Harvard to access the Red Line.
Alewife Escalator 353 (Main concourse to busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Andrew Escalator 124 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable.
Downtown Crossing Elevator 869 (Alewife platform to Summer Street Concourse) will be unavailable from Mon, May 18 through Wed, May 20 due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, travel to the north end of the platform to the Orange Line-Red Line passageway and use Downtown Crossing Elevator 998 or 999 to access the Orange Line Oak Grove platform. To board the Red Line, travel down the Downtown Crossing Summer St concourse to the Orange Line Oak Grove platform and use Downtown Crossing Elevator 998 or 999 to access the Orange Line-Red Line passageway.
North Quincy Hancock Street Garage: Use Hancock Street for station and garage vehicular access through the end of June due to road construction.
Andrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.
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JFK/UMass Escalator 322 (Ashmont platform to Columbia Road) unavailable due to maintenance
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Recently Resolved Service Alerts
South Station Escalator 399 (South Station platform to lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Red Line: Delays of about 20 minutes due to a disabled train at Alewife. Trains may stand by at stations.
South Station Elevator 901 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to Silver Line drop-off platform and lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit the Red Line, use nearby South Station Elevator 918. To exit the Silver Line, take South Station Elevator 927 to the Alewife platform, then take South Station Elevator 919 to the Airport/Design Center/Chelsea platform. At the Silver Line platform, use South Station Elevator 918 to access the lobby. To board the Red Line, use South Station Elevator 918 located on the opposide side of the lobby.
South Station Escalator 424 (Lobby to Dewey Square) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Red Line: Delays of about 20 minutes due to a disabled train at Alewife. Trains may stand by at stations.
Red Line: Delays of about 20 minutes due to a disabled train at Alewife. Trains may stand by at stations.
Red Line: Delays of about 15 minutes due to a disabled train at Harvard.
Red Line: Delays of about 15 minutes due to a disabled train at Harvard.
South Station Elevator 901 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to Silver Line drop-off platform and lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit the Red Line, use nearby South Station Elevator 918. To exit the Silver Line, take South Station Elevator 927 to the Alewife platform, then take South Station Elevator 919 to the Airport/Design Center/Chelsea platform. At the Silver Line platform, use South Station Elevator 918 to access the lobby. To board the Red Line, use South Station Elevator 918 located on the opposide side of the lobby.
South Station Escalator 424 (Lobby to Dewey Square) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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South Station Escalator 424 (Lobby to Dewey Square) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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South Station Escalator 399 (South Station platform to lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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Broadway Escalator 367 (Platform to paid lobby) is 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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