It will cost more to ride the T starting this weekend—and some routes will have decreased service.
On Sunday the MBTA's fare increases start. They're being imposed—along with service cuts—to close the transit agency's $160 million budget gap. Most of those service cuts also begin Sunday. In Needham, the local Commuter Rail line will be cut on Saturdays beginning July 7—delayed one week because of the July 4 events planned in Boston. The Needham Line already does not run on Sundays. There are other changes, like an increase in the surcharge for getting your Commuter Rail ticket on the train (if the station where you board has ticket machines). THE RIDE will add a more expensive $5 zone starting Oct. 1. For a complete list of changes taking place on the MBTA system beginning Sunday, visit this T link or check out the PDFs attached to this…
The local Commuter Rail trains will continue operating through the weekend to accommodate visitors during the Tall Ship and Fourth events.
The Commuter Rail's Needham Line will continue to operate through the upcoming holiday weekend, as plans to eliminate weekend service have been postponed until July 7. The Saturday service cut was part of the final plan approved by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in April in an effort to close a projected $161 million deficit in the 2013 fiscal year. The plan called for other cuts on various Commuter Rail and bus lines and an across-the-board fare increase. The changes were set to take place on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. While the fare increases are set to begin as scheduled, weekend service on Needham and other lines will not be eliminated until one week later. "A normal Sunday service will operate on …
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Needham Center Train Station
Great Plain Ave & Eaton Sq, Needham, MA
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Needham Heights Train Station
95 West St, Needham, MA
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Needham Junction Train Station
51 Junction St, Needham, MA
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Hersey Train Station
Great Plain Ave & Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, MA
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Carol
5:06 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
The MBTA has reversed two recent policies--see http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/west_roxbury/2012/06/single-ride_10-ride_commuter_r.html Tickes will be good for longer and the extra fee will not be charged if they don't sell tickets at your stop: "Single-ride tickets and 10-ride passes for the commuter rail are now valid for 90 days after they are purchased, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said… more ›