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Two Boston MBTA lines face closures in August, including 1 for 9 days
Planned maintenance will shut down one MBTA line for nine straight days and part of another for three weekends.
Shuttles replace Blue Line service for 9 days, Orange Line for 3 weekends in August
The scheduled maintenance will add upwards of half-an-hour to commutes when the section of the Blue Line running between Airport Station and Wonderland is replaced by shuttle service.
The T says an old steel cable caused last week’s Blue Line snafu. Was the cable ever inspected?
The mishap on the Blue Line treated more than 460 train passengers to an unwelcome walking tour of Boston’s tunnel system.
MBTA to shut down Orange, Blue line service during August. See when and where
TThe MBTA's Orange Line will be closed between Wellington and Back Bay stations from Aug. 2-3, 9-10 and 23-24. Free shuttles ...
Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says
The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, ...
50-year-old downed cable caused mass evacuation of Blue Line train in Boston tunnel, MBTA says
More than 450 MBTA passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train in the tunnel under the Boston Harbor due to a signal issue Tuesday afternoon.
MBTA board of directors meets since Blue Line glitch led to evacuation of over 450 passengers
The MBTA held its first board of directors meeting since nearly 500 passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train after it ...
MBTA working to address aging infrastructure in the wake of Blue Line train evacuation in Boston
The head of the MBTA said more problems were uncovered during an investigation into a Blue Line train evacuation​ that ...
Multiple service disruptions are coming to the MBTA in August. Here’s what to know.
The changes to service in August will impact the Blue, Orange, Lowell, and Fitchburg lines, the MBTA announced.
500 passengers evacuated through tunnel off Blue Line train after train loses power
Shuttle buses are replacing a portion of the Blue Line due to a signal issue at the Aquarium station, the MBTA said Tuesday.
Hundreds evacuated after Blue Line train gets stuck under Boston Harbor
Hundreds of passengers aboard the Blue Line were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a train became stuck beneath the Boston ...
Nearly 500 passengers evacuated from MBTA train following downed wire in Blue Line tunnel
It took firefighters approx. 1 hr to evacuate 500 people from a ⁦ @MBTA ⁩ Blue Line train that was disabled under the harbor between Maverick & Aquarium station. They used the Nolan cart to transport ...