Franklin/​Foxboro

Alerts

• Service Change

  Inbound Needham and Franklin/Foxboro Line trains will bypass Forest Hills until further notice due to a switch issue. Passengers may transfer to the Orange Line at Ruggles for service to Forest Hills.
• Schedule Change Upcoming

  The new Fall/Winter Commuter Rail schedules go into effect on Monday, October 2nd with extended late-night service and added peak service on select lines. Visit MBTA.com for more information.
  The Fall/Winter schedule maintains the same frequent weekday service introduced in Spring 2021, with a few changes to train times in order to factor in track work and seasonal events.
  -On the Newburyport/Rockport Line, additional weekend trains have been added for service to and from Salem station through October 29th as part of the Haunted Happenings events.
  -The Bus diversion between Reading and North Station will continue through November 5th on the Haverhill Line but the diversion schedule will be adjusted as well (the adjusted diversion schedule will be available soon). The regular Fall/Winter schedule will go into effect on November 6th and is already available online.
  -The ski train is back on the Fitchburg Line. Wachusett Mountain ski area operates a shuttle between the ski area and Wachusett station during Winter months to connect to these trains which feature a specifically modified coach equipped with racks for ski and snowboard equipment. The ski train will operate on weekends starting December 9th and on Wednesdays starting January 3rd.
  -Regular Commuter Rail service to Foxboro, re-introduced as a pilot on September 12, 2022, will continue.
  
  Holiday service:
  On Thursday, November 23th, 2023 (Thanksgiving Day), Friday, November 24th, 2023 (day after Thanksgiving), Monday, December 25th, 2023 (Christmas Day), Monday, January 1st, 2024 (New Year’s Day), and Monday, February 19th, 2024 (President’s Day) all lines will operate on a weekend schedule.
  On Monday, October 9th, 2023 (Columbus Day), Monday, January 15th, 2024 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), and Monday, April 15th, 2024 (Patriot’s Day), all lines will operate on a regular weekday schedule
  
  Affected lines:
  Newburyport/Rockport Line
  Lowell Line
  Fitchburg Line
  Framingham/Worcester Line
  Needham Line
  Franklin/Foxboro Line
  Fairmount Line
  Providence/Stoughton Line
  Middleborough/Lakeville Line
  Kingston Line
  Greenbush Line

  Updated: 9/13/2023 7:42 AM
• Delay up to 15 minutes

  Franklin Line Train 721 (4:45 pm from South Station) is operating 5-15 minutes behind schedule between Hyde Park and Forge Park/495.
  Affected direction:
  Outbound

  Updated: 9/21/2023 5:15 PM
• Service Change Upcoming

  On Friday, September 22nd and on Monday, September 25th, Franklin Line Train 731 (11:00 pm from South Station) will depart South Station on time but will hold at Readville to connect with the bus shuttle service on the Fairmount Line.
  Friday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 24th, buses will replace train service between Readville & South Station on the Fairmount Line to allow for work on the East Cottage St and Norfolk Ave Bridge Replacement Project.
  The bus service connecting with Train 731 at Readville will depart South Station at 10:15 pm. The last bus service on Friday, September 22nd, will depart South Station at 11:00 pm and arrive at Readville at 12:00 am. For more information check the Franklin/Foxboro and the Fairmount Line diversion schedule.
  
  Affected direction:
  Outbound
  
  Affected trips:
  731 (11:00 pm from South Station)

  Updated: 9/21/2023 10:02 AM