Starting Tuesday (Sep 2, 2025): Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule change (again)

A new Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule will be in effect starting on Tuesday, September 2. 

Starting Tuesday (Sep 2, 2025): Franklin/Foxboro
Line schedule change (again)

Some morning inbound trains will serve Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay. View PDF Timetable on the MBTA website.

Learn more: https://www.mbta.com/sites/default/files/media/route_pdfs/9-02-2025-cr-franklin-line-amtrak-repair-schedule.pdf

Last Updated: Aug 29 2025 03:53 PM

Note: Until the Amtrak issue is completely resolved there will be as the work progresses.

MBTA Update: Starting Monday (8/25/25) Note there is a Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule change

Effective Monday, August 25, further schedule adjustments will be implemented on the Franklin/Foxboro Line reflecting the progress made by Amtrak repairs.

Train service returns to Forge Park/495. View PDF Timetable on the MBTA website -> (schedule) https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/line   or PDF    https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/media/route_pdfs/2025-06-02-cr-franklin-foxboro-spring-summer-schedule_0.pdf

Train service will resume between Forge Park/495 station and Franklin Station, with inbound trains originating at Forge Park as previously scheduled.

Foxboro Line trains 1765 and 1770 will now complete their trips to Foxboro Station.

MBTA Update: Starting Monday (8/25/25) Note
there is a Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule change

Franklin/Foxboro outbound trains will operate closer to a regular schedule with minor adjustments to allow four trains to make an additional stop at Hyde Park Station, adding approximately three minutes to the schedule and an additional five minutes to the last stop of all outbound trains.

Franklin/Foxboro inbound trains will continue to run via the Fairmount Line and will not stop at Ruggles or Back Bay Station. An additional five minutes will be added to the last stop of some inbound evening Franklin/Foxboro trains.

Mid-day busing between Walpole and Foxboro will continue, as will the cancellation of the mid-day Foxboro trains.

Train 744 (1:59PM Readville) will have a minor schedule adjustment with a three-minute later departure time and three-minute later arrival time, as a result of the changes to the Franklin/Foxboro Line.

The Fairmount Line schedule will be adjusted to accommodate a midday Franklin/Foxboro train (train 744) running as a local via the Fairmount Line.

Shuttle buses will continue to replace service between Foxboro and Walpole on weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to allow for construction of a permanent, accessible platform at Foxboro Station. Special event trains for concerts and Patriots games at Gillette Stadium will continue to operate during construction.

Learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vImo2cwqQwLiUzzj_yeq_0eqpLHGncJh/view?usp=sharing

Last Updated: Aug 23 2025 11:47 AM

Amtrak “key signal bungalow” may take several weeks to repair

A downed Amtrak wire set fire to a “key signal bungalow” near Hyde Park Station last week , causing damage that continues to cause delays on three commuter rail lines and may take several weeks to repair, the commuter rail operator said.

“Amtrak maintenance crews are working closely with the MBTA and Keolis to assess the damage and make necessary repairs,” Keolis said in a statement about the wire that came down on Friday. “Fairmount Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, and Providence/Stoughton Line passengers should anticipate delays and plan accordingly.”

While repairs are made, trains will run on a different schedule, Keolis said.

On the Franklin/Foxboro Line, inbound trains to Boston will bypass Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay Stations, Keolis said. 

All inbound trains from Forge Park/495 station in Franklin will originate at Franklin station after 9 AM.

Boston Globe coverage ->  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/05/metro/commuter-rail-service-disruptions-downed-wire/?s_campaign=8315:varf

MBTA updates -> https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/alerts

Amtrak “key signal bungalow” may take several weeks to repair

Starting Monday, Aug 4, 2025 : Franklin/Foxboro Line service change due to Amtrak infrastructure repair work

The Franklin/Foxboro line will experience service and schedule changes due to Amtrak infrastructure repair work. 

Passengers can expect delays up to 20 minutes in both directions. 

• On weekdays, after 9 AM, shuttle buses will replace service between Forge Park/495 and Franklin 
• Foxboro trains 1770 and 1765 will have shuttle buses replace service between Walpole and Foxboro
• Times with a B in Brown indicate the shuttle bus schedule

View PDF Timetable on the MBTA website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f3F19kRcV44uBn_9n0CkUkbye5zHj6xq/view?usp=sharing

Last Updated: Aug 03 2025 04:22 PM

Starting Monday, Aug 4, 2025 : Franklin/Foxboro Line
 service change due to Amtrak infrastructure repair work

Attention Franklin Train Commuters

I almost missed this article but it does affect us on the Franklin line:

... a fresh source of delays and hassles this spring and summer for riders taking Acela and other Amtrak trains to New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and other Northeast corridor destinations. It could also mean trouble for MBTA commuter rail riders on the Attleboro/Providence, Franklin, Needham, and Stoughton branches, which use segments of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor.

Although some of the work is not directly related to the concrete tie problem, Amtrak has decided to shut down a T commuter rail track between Back Bay and Readville stations for maintenance June 14-17, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo said late yesterday. That four-day period coincides with when Amtrak plans to shut down all service between Boston and New Haven and run bus shuttles while crews complete a $76 million replacement of an 89-year-old bridge over the Thames River between New London and Groton, Conn.

Read the full Boston Globe article here.

June 14-17 may be a good time to plan to either work from home or plan an alternate route to Boston. Saturday, Sunday (6/14-15) will affect the weekend travelers. Monday, Tuesday (6/16-17) will affect the regular commuters.

Franklin Commuter Update

No Amtrak strike!

The worries about the Amtrak strike disrupting the commute into Boston can relax now, Amtrak has a reached deal. The new Associated Press article with the details can be found here.


Now, the MBTA/MBCR need to concentrate on running on schedule.

Attention Franklin Train Commuters

Amtrak strike would rock T

By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff

The threat of a national Amtrak strike later this month is prompting Boston-area transit officials to prepare for potential chaos on commuter rail lines that would trickle down to subways, buses, and highways.

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In part from the article, we read:

A strike would virtually shut down South Station, forcing rail passengers to transfer onto subway lines at the Back Bay, Braintree, and Forest Hills stations. The MBTA would also have to shut down the Providence/Stoughton Line in all likelihood, forcing about 17,000 additional daily commuters to drive into town or to take alternate rail lines. North Station schedules would not be altered, but riders might see picket lines.

"There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. A strike that would shut down service in and out of South Station would severely hamper, perhaps even overwhelm, the subway system," said Daniel A. Grabauskas, general manager of the MBTA.

The private company that runs commuter rail under a contract with the MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co., has been discussing contingency plans with the T and making recommendations that include running fewer commuter trains, virtually eliminating off-peak runs. The commuter service, which carries 72,000 riders in and out of Boston daily, is already drawing ire from passengers fed up with increasingly late trains.

No strike, a deal has been reached. Details here.