TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IN EFFECT ON WORCESTER LINE BEGINNING JULY 27
 

 

Rush hour service maintained while some off-peak trips are removed

July 16, 2026 (BOSTON) – The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the T’s operations and maintenance partner for Commuter Rail, announced today that a temporary construction schedule will be in effect on the Worcester Line beginning Monday, July 27. The changes will allow crews to complete necessary track work, which will result in more reliable service moving forward.

Temporary schedule adjustments:

  • Four off-peak inbound trains are temporarily removed from the schedule, with service operating roughly every two hours between 9am and 4pm.
    • Trains 530 (9:05am), 538 (11:00am), 546 (1:05pm), and 554 (3:00pm)
  • Four off-peak outbound trains are temporarily removed from the schedule between 7:30am and 1:00pm, with service operating roughly every two hours.
    • Trains 519 (7:30am), 525 (8:55am), 533 (10:50am), and 541 (12:55pm)
  • Several midday trips in both directions have 5 minutes added to their scheduled run times.
  • Inbound and outbound rush hour service is not affected.

Crews will replace 80,000 linear feet, or 15 miles, of rail between Framingham and Auburndale. This is the equivalent of 7.5 track miles when accounting for both tracks. The new rail will not need to be replaced again for 25+ years.

The full schedule can be found at mbta.com/cr. Changes will be in effect until September.

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 Keolis Commuter Services has operated and maintained the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, the sixth largest commuter rail operation in North America, for over ten years. 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.