58-day service disruption planned on Haverhill MBTA Commuter Rail line

Natalie Khait
·1 min read

A 58-day service disruption is planned on the Haverhill Commuter Rail line.

The MBTA today announced service changes on the Haverhill Line between Ballardvale Station in Andover and North Station from Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, November 5

The service distribution is being done to accommodate planned construction related to the implementation of the Automatic Train Control/ Positive Train Control (ATC/PTC) safety program, the MBTA said in a release.

Shuttle buses will replace regular train service between Reading and Oak Grove, passengers can then make an Orange Line connection.

A shuttle bus will also provide service between Reading and Anderson/Woburn for connection with Lowell Line and Haverhill Line trains.

Shuttle service between Reading and Oak Grove will make stops in Wakefield, Greenwood, Melrose Highlands, Melrose Cedar Park, Wyoming Hill, and Oak Grove.

According to the MBTA, Train service for passengers between Ballardvale and Haverhill will be re-routed along the Lowell Line after Ballardvale, making one additional stop at Anderson/Woburn station and then running express to North Station.

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