Boston MBTA Shutdowns 2025

January 3 - 5 and January 10 - 12

Silver Line buses will operate at the street level during the following dates:

• Beginning at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, January 3, and continuing through the weekend of January 4 – 5.
• Beginning at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10, and continuing through the weekend of January 11 – 12.

Connections for South Station can be made on Summer Street at Atlantic Avenue.

Connections for World Trade Center Station can be made on Congress Street at World Trade Center Station.

Connections for Courthouse Station can be made on Seaport Boulevard (outbound side).

During this service change, Silver Line buses will charge a Local Bus fare of $1.70 one way (or $0.85 reduced fare) and allow for transfers to and from the Red Line at South Station. This service change is in place to perform drainage improvement work in the Silver Line tunnel at South Station.

January 17 - 20 and January 31 - February 2

Orange Line service will be suspended between Oak Grove and North Station during the following dates: 

• Beginning at approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, January 17, and continuing through the entire holiday weekend of January 18 – 20 (including Martin Luther King, Jr. Day).
• Beginning at approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, January 31, and continuing through the entire weekend of February 1 – 2.

Free and accessible shuttle buses will make all stops between Oak Grove and North Station. Express shuttle buses will stop at Oak Grove, Malden Center, and North Station. 

The Haverhill Commuter Rail Line will be fare-free during the evening of January 17, all day on January 20, and the evening of January 31. Riders should note that the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line is suspended between Ballardvale and North Station during the weekends of January 18 - 19 and February 1 - 2. 

This service change is in place to support critical work as part of MassDOT’s Maffa Way/Mystic Avenue Bridge Superstructure Replacements project, which will replace the two deteriorated bridge superstructures and improve bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities.

January 25 - 26

Red Line service will be suspended between JFK/UMass and Braintree during the weekend of January 25 - 26:

• Free and accessible shuttle buses will make all stops between JFK/UMass and Braintree. 
• Riders are strongly encouraged to use the Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines for fare-free service between Braintree, Quincy Center, JFK/UMass, and South Station. Commuter Rail schedules are available on mbta.com.  Travelling between Braintree and South Station on the Commuter Rail is about 24 minutes. Riders should note that regular Commuter Rail fares will be collected for travel beyond Braintree.  

This service change is in place to accomplish signal upgrade work on the Red Line.