MBTA 'Forging Ahead' Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules)

The record

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Commuter Rail) · Massachusetts

Level

State

Authority

M.G.L. c. 161A, § 3 and the FMCB's statutory control of MBTA service decisions

Issued

2021-01-07 Jan. 7, 2021

Effective

2021-01-23

End

2021-07-03 (weekend service returned to all lines July 3, 2021); spring 2021 schedules Apr. 5, 2021 (Ex. 070) (read as 2021-07-03)

In force

Jan. 23, 2021 to July 3, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• Commuter Rail riders; employers in the Boston commuter-shed

Functions reached

• WF workforce commuting capacity (weekend and off-peak service withdrawn)
• TR
• CB

Collection

Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"The MBTA is reminding customers that, as of January 23, 2021, MBTA Commuter Rail schedules take effect which were approved in December 2020 by the MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB)." "[E]ffective January 23, 2021, Commuter Rail weekend service will only run on select lines and weekday service will increase slightly." "Beginning January 23, 2021, Commuter Rail will only offer weekend service on the Newburyport/Rockport, Framingham/Worcester, Fairmount, Providence, and Middleborough Lines."

Enforcement

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