Changes To MBTA’s Commuter Rail Schedule In Town Of Wakefield Begin On January 23

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

January 22, 2021

The MBTA announced that schedule changes on the Commuter Rail, including elimination of weekend service on select lines, will take effect on January 23, 2021. The Haverhill line, which services Wakefield, is among those impacted by this scheduling shift.

Weekend service will be suspended on the Haverhill, Fitchburg, Franklin, Kingston/ Plymouth, Lowell, Greenbush, and Needham lines. For weekend service between Haverhill and North Station, the MBTA suggests that riders consider the Amtrak Downeaster.

The MBTA notes that the changes are in response to lower ridership levels experienced during the COVD-19 pandemic. Commuter Rail ridership, they indicate, is at just 10 percent of its pre-COVID levels.

Read the full overview from the MBTA and view the new winter Commuter Rail schedules.

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.