“Keolis Cares” efforts focus on Talbot Avenue and Four Corners/Geneva

July 16, 2024 (BOSTON) - Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), operating partner for the MBTA Commuter Rail, completed station beautification efforts at two Fairmount Line stations as part of the company’s Keolis Cares program. Volunteers worked with community groups and local officials at Talbot Avenue Station and Four Corners/Geneva Station to clean up the station, plant flowers, and clear overgrown areas.

“Keolis is proud to partner with the community to conduct clean-up efforts at stations,” said Abdellah Chajai, CEO and General Manager of Keolis Commuter Services. “Ridership on the Fairmount Line has surged in recent years, and these stations are an important link to the Commuter Rail system for the community. I want to thank our employees, as well as the elected officials and community members who came out to help us with this important work.”

The clean-up work comes as Keolis and the MBTA recently announced 30-minute service all day on the Fairmount Line, including weekends.

“Thank you to Keolis for continuing Keolis Cares, their commitment to partnering with riders to improve the wellbeing of its riders and the communities they reside in,” said Senator Nick Collins. “Their efforts at Talbot Ave and Four Corners/Geneva Stations this month were a great example of how public private partnerships should work.”

“The partnership and trust between Keolis and the community grows each day,” said State Representative Russell Holmes. “Keolis is staying true to its commitments by listening to the riders. The goal of showing ‘Keolis Cares’ rings true when the team and community does cleanups such as those done at the Talbot Ave and Four Corners stations.”

“I'm grateful to Keolis for leading a beautification effort of the Four Corners station,” said Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell. “It's a vital hub for our neighborhood, and our residents deserve it to be cleaned up. I'm thankful to the Four Corners Main Streets for organizing all the neighbors to come together to make it happen.”

Keolis Commuter Services is now in its tenth year operating and maintaining the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, the fifth largest commuter rail operation in North America. KCS is a subsidiary of Keolis North America (KNA), both headquartered in Boston, and employs approximately 2,400 people throughout the region. KCS and KNA are part of Keolis Group, an innovative global leader in transit services with more than a century of passenger transportation experience and operations in 13 countries.

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