Service changes are taking place in January to support Orange and Blue line tunnel inspections, Red Line signal work, MassDOT’s West Roxbury Parkway Bridge Replacement project, and the North Station Terminal Area Signal System Improvement Project. The East Boston Ferry will be in service during the changes.
(BOSTON-December 19, 2025) The MBTA recently announced service changes in January on the Orange, Blue, Red, Needham, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lowell, and Newburyport/Rockport lines.
Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and at mbta.com/PlannedWork. Transit Ambassadors and MBTA staff will be available on-site to offer information and assistance during these service changes. Riders are encouraged to subscribe to T-Alerts or to follow the MBTA on X @MBTA, @MBTA_CR, and @MBTA_CR_Alerts for up-to-date service information.
Here are the changes planned for the Blue Line
The MBTA will perform tunnel inspections on the Blue Line between Bowdoin and Airport in January. Proactive inspections are a critical and necessary part of maintaining the integrity of the system.
To accomplish this work, the following service suspension will take place the weekend of January 24 – 25:
- Blue Line service will be suspended between Bowdoin and Airport.
- Free and accessible shuttle buses will make stops at Airport, Maverick, and Haymarket on the Green and Orange lines.
- There will be no direct shuttle bus service to/from Bowdoin, Government Center (for connections to the Green Line), State (for connections to the Orange Line), or Aquarium.
- Bowdoin is 0.3 miles (or about a six-minute walk) from Haymarket and Aquarium is 0.4 miles (or about a nine-minute walk) from Haymarket.
- Bowdoin is 0.3 miles (or about a six-minute walk) from Haymarket and Aquarium is 0.4 miles (or about a nine-minute walk) from Haymarket.
- Accessible van service will be available for direct service to Government, Haymarket, Aquarium, and State. Accessible vans can be requested by MBTA personnel or by a station call box.
- The East Boston Ferry will operate and be free during this service change.
- On Saturday, the ferry will operate from 6 AM to 10 PM.
- On Sunday, the ferry will operate from 6 AM to 9 PM.
- The ferry will depart from each terminus point every 30 minutes.
- Schedules will be available soon at mbta.com/EastBostonFerry.
- On Saturday, the ferry will operate from 6 AM to 10 PM.
- Riders using shuttle buses should budget ample extra travel time. For example, a rider traveling to Government Center from Wonderland should budget at least an additional 30 – 40 minutes of travel in additional to their regular commute.
- There will be free fares with the fare gates open at Airport, Wood Island, Orient Heights, Suffolk Downs, Beachmont, Revere Beach, and Wonderland.
The MBTA previously announced service changes in December. More information is available here.
