Red Line Weekend Diversion

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Starting this upcoming weekend, July 14th & 15th, the MBTA will be replacing Red Line trains between JFK/UMass and Ashmont station for 4 consecutive weekends.

What you need to know:

• The diversion will run all day on both Saturday and Sunday during the following weekends
• July 14-15
• July 21-22
• August 4-5
• August 11-12
• The buses will make all station stops between JFK/UMass and Ashmont station. 
• The Braintree branch will NOT be affected and will run as scheduled.

The Diversion is being put in place so the MBTA can perform necessary maintenance on the Ashmont branch. The work will include track and tie repair/replacement, signal work, station repair, and third rail repair/replacement.  

For more information and down to the second alerts and advisories for all MBTA lines please visit MBTA.com.

Orange Line Evening Diversion

Starting tomorrow, July 8th, the MBTA will be replacing Orange Line trains between Sullivan Square and Oak Grove with shuttle busses.

What you need to know:

• The diversion will run from July 8th through December 28th, Sunday through Thursday starting at 9:00pm and continuing till the end of service.
• The busses will make stops at all stations between Oak Grove and Sullivan Square. 

This diversion is being put in place to allow MBTA crews to perform upgrades to trackage, signaling, and power work for the Orange Line Assembly Square project.