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Monday, April 15, 2013

MBTA's Copley Station Remaining Closed Tuesday

Normal Green, Orange and Red line service resumed with 'significant residual delays' late Monday following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

The Green Line's Copley station will remain closed on Tuesday following Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon finish line.  All other regular T service has resumed on the MBTA's Green, Orange and Red lines, effective around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, according to MBTA.com. Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations have reopened. MBTA T service in downtown Boston was suspended on several lines Monday afternoon as emergency crews responded to the scene in Copley Square where two explosions occurred shortly after 2 p.m. The MBTA’s Green Line service between Kenmore and Park Street stations was shut down around 3:30 p.m. Monday, although Green Line service continued to run between Lechmere and North Station. Both the Green Line's B and C services…

Thursday, February 7, 2013

MBTA Service Suspended Friday Afternoon

The subway, commuter rail and bus systems will all shut down at 3:30 p.m. because of the winter storm.

The MBTA will close down at 3:30 p.m. Friday because of the winter storm, according to an alert posted Thursday evening on the transit authority's winter advisory page. "Due to a severe winter storm forecasted to hit the MBTA’s service area, the MBTA will suspend all modes of service effective at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8," the advisory states. Regular MBTA service will operate "with significant delays" from the start of service Friday until the 3:30 p.m. cutoff, MBTA officials wrote. "With severe winds and heavy snow forecasted for metropolitan Boston, this decision has been made with the safety of customers and employees being the MBTA's top priority at all times," according to the advisory. "The suspension of service will also allow …

MBTA Winter Weather Info and Resources

During severe winter weather, the MBTA may reduce its scheduling of trains, buses and other modes of transportation.

The MBTA adjusts the scheduling of all of its modes of transportation in real time during severe snow events, and the service provides several frequently updated resources to check while the snow is coming down. With a potential blizzard on the way Friday into Saturday, the MBTA may put into effect its severe weather service plan, which includes a reduction of service on the subways, commuter rails, buses, boats and the RIDE. On the Web: The MBTA provides a winter weather website which is active during major snow events. This site will provide detail of a reduction in service in real-time: MBTA.com/winter. MBTA.com is the homepage, which also displays updates. A way to find out find out whether a specific line is experiencing a reduction …

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