Rockport Line Bridge Work

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Planned bridge maintenance on the MBTA's Newburyport and Rockport commuter rail lines is going to be causing some delays on some upcoming weekdays and weekends.

Weekdays:

Starting Monday April 30 and ending on Tuesday May 1 the MBCR will be performing necessary rehab work on the Saugus River Draw Bridge.

This work will ONLY affect selected WEEKDAY trains on the Newburyport and Rockport Lines.

What you need to know:

Shuttle busses will replace service between North Station, Chelsea, and Lynn on the following trains:

Inbound  to Boston: 

• Train 186 (9:00pm departure from Newburyport) 
• Train 142 (10:45pm departure from Rockport) 

Outbound to Newburyport/Rockport:

• Train 189 (9:35pm departure from North Station) 
• Train 143 (10:40pm departure from North Station) 
• Train 145 (12:10am departure from North Station)

Delays of up to 30 minutes are anticipated for people traveling on these trains. 

Weekends:

Starting this Saturday April 28 and ending on Sunday May 6th the MBCR will be performing necessary rehab work on the Manchester drawbridge. 

This work will ONLY affect WEEKEND commuter rail service on the Rockport Line.

What you need to know: 

Inbound to Boston:

• If you are commuting from Rockport, Gloucester or West Gloucester, you will take a bus to Beverly station where you will board a train that is on its regular schedule. This train will make all other stops. 
• If you are commuting from Manchester station you will take a bus from Manchester to Beverly Farms where you will board a train that is operating on its normal schedule. This train will make all other stops. 

Outbound to Rockport:

•   If you are traveling to Rockport you will travel by train to Beverly station where you will board a bus that is waiting to take you to W. Gloucester, Gloucester or Rockport.
•   If you are traveling to Manchester you will travel by train to Beverly Farms where you will board a bus that is waiting to take you to Manchester station.

The MBCR says that delays of up to 30 minutes are anticipated for people traveling in and out of the city on these two weekends. 

For more information please feel free to visit MBTA.com or MBCR.net. You can also Tweet your comments and questions to the MBCR (@MBCR_Info).