Service launched Monday on the MBTA's long-awaited South Coast Rail commuter line. For the first time in nearly seven decades, passengers can now take a train from Fall River to Boston. Sign up for our NewslettersCommuter rail trains on the new line started after the MBTA got the final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration.

For the first time in more than a century, residents of Massachusetts' southeastern communities can hop on a commuter rail train and be whisked directly into Boston.

Trains on the South Coast rail go into Boston's South Station with many stops along the way. There are six new stations in total, including locations in Fall River, New Bedford, a