5 days ago · The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) shared today the South Coast Rail passenger service start date. Pending final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), passenger service will begin Monday, March 24, 2025.

South Coast Rail is a project to build a new southern line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system along several abandoned and freight-only rail lines. The project will restore passenger rail service between Boston and the cities of Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford, via the towns of Berkley and Freetown, on the south coast of Massachusetts.

The South Coast Rail project will restore commuter rail service between Boston and southeastern Massachusetts. Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford are the only major cities within 50 miles of Boston that do not currently have commuter rail access to Boston.

The South Coast Rail project will offer a reliable transit connection between southeastern Massachusetts and Boston. Riders will be able to take a one-seat trip for the first time since the late 1950s.

4 days ago · BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will launch South Coast Rail operations — serving a group of southeastern Massachusetts communities that have been without passenger rail for 65 years — on March 24, 2025, the agency announced today. The start date — two months ahead of the most recent timeline, which called for service to begin in …

14 hours ago · At long last, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has an opening date for South Coast Rail. The MBTA announced that trains will begin carrying passengers from Fall River and New Bedford ...

4 days ago · BOSTON – South Coast Rail commuter service will begin on March 24, with a one-way ticket to Boston costing $12.25. State Sen. Mark Montigny, D-New Bedford, said in a press release he was ...

Commuter Rail riders in southeastern Massachusetts will be able to take direct trips to and from Boston for the first time since the late 1950s. Service is expected to begin in spring 2025 and run on weekdays and weekends.

1 day ago · At long last, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has an opening date for South Coast Rail. The MBTA announced that trains will begin carrying passengers from Fall River and New Bedford to Boston starting Monday, March 24, pending final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration.. The long-awaited project will revive train service between those cities for the first time since ...

The South Coast Rail project will restore commuter rail service between Boston and southeastern Massachusetts. Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford are the only major cities within 50 miles of Boston that do not currently have commuter rail access to Boston.