Weekend Commuter Rail Service Suspended Between Beverly Depot and North Station

Salem, MA - Commuter rail passengers on the North Shore this weekend should be prepared for some delays in service.

Due to construction activity, commuter rail service will be temporarily suspended this weekend between Beverly Depot and North Station in both directions. A temporary weekend schedule for the Newburyport/Rockport Line will be in effect on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

The diversion will allow for work on the Beverly Drawbridge and Silver Line project in Chelsea.

Inbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service will be replaced with shuttle buses between Beverly Depot, Salem, and North Station. These shuttle buses will operate on a “drop off only” basis between Swampscott and North Station. Any inbound passengers at Swampscott, Lynn, or Chelsea must board local MBTA bus service and/or the MBTA Blue Line subway service to Boston. There will be no direct shuttle bus service from Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott to North Station.

Passengers seeking outbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service from Boston to Salem Depot or any station thereafter must board a shuttle bus at North Station to Beverly Depot (via Salem Depot) for outbound Commuter Rail connections. Passengers desiring outbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service from North Station to Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations must board local MBTA bus service and/or the MBTA Blue Line subway service. There will be no direct shuttle bus service from North Station to Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations. Outbound trains will depart Beverly Depot at their regularly scheduled weekend times. Bicycles will not be allowed on shuttle buses. Passengers desiring outbound service from Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations must board shuttle buses at the times indicated in the temporary weekend schedule and will be transported directly to their destination station.

For more information on the temporary weekend schedule go to: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Documents/Schedules_and_Maps/Special_Schedules/Commuter_Rail/BeverlyDrawbridgeSliverLineChelseaDiversion2016TemporarySchedule.pdf