MBTA - Monday Oct 25 and Tuesday Oct 26, Bus Shuttles to Replace Normal Train Service

During the ongoing PTC/ATC (Positive Train Control/ Automatic Train Control) implementation project, bus shuttles replace train service on weekends between Wachusett and Littleton/495 through the end of winter 2021-2022. 

In addition to the regular weekend diversion, on Monday Oct 25th and Tuesday Oct 26th, bus shuttles will replace normal train service between Wachusett and Littleton/495 all day. A dedicated bus schedule will be in place during the duration of the outage. I have attached the shuttle schedule. 

For your awareness, starting from Oct 11th, a new Commuter Rail schedule will be in place. The changes are minimal, but please visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/commuter-rail for more information. 

Fitchburg Line Shuttle details:

The shuttle schedule will correspond with the train schedule at Littleton/ 495 in order to minimize the disruption to passengers’ journeys. Please see the attached document or visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable to view the schedules. 

The shuttles will pick up and drop off passengers as follows:

• Wachusett: in the parking lot in front of the station
• Fitchburg: in Bay 1 of the Intermodal Transportation Center
• North Leominster: on the ground level of the parking garage by the stairwell
• Shirley: at Phoenix St. by the crosswalk
• Ayer: inside the parking/ drop-off loop
• Littleton/495: in the parking lot in front of the station

For more information about these service changes, please see http://mbta.com/fbgwork.