Commuter Rail To Temporarily Operate Reduced Service Schedule In Needham

Press release from the Town of Needham:

December 14, 2020

Beginning Monday, December 14, Commuter Rail will temporarily operate on a Reduced Service Schedule due to low employee availability because of COVID-19 absences. Regular train service includes 541 daily trains, but as of December 14, Commuter Rail will operate 246 daily trains. Weekend trains will continue to operate on a regular schedule.

Since March, Keolis and the MBTA have introduced new technologies like electrostatic sprayers to help sanitize passenger areas quickly and thoroughly. As part of this enhanced sanitization, added attention is given to touched surfaces, employee areas and air filtration systems. Passengers are reminded that all coach cars on every train remain open so they may spread out and maintain social distance.

Schedules are posted on MBTA.com and more information on Reduced Service Schedules can be found here.

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