MBTA riders beware. Due to construction on the Beverly Bridge, commuter rail service will be temporarily suspended this weekend between Beverly Depot and North Station in both directions.
The revised schedule for the Newburyport/Rockport Line will be in effect on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15 to allow for bridge work and the Silver Line project in Chelsea.
Inbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service will be replaced with buses between Beverly Depot, Salem and North Station. These buses will operate on a “drop off only” basis between Swampscott and North Station.
Inbound passengers at Swampscott, Lynn, or Chelsea must board local MBTA bus service and/or the MBTA Blue Line subway service to Boston.
There will be no direct shuttle bus service from Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott to North Station.
Passengers seeking outbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service from Boston to Salem Depot or any station thereafter must board a shuttle bus at North Station to Beverly Depot via Salem Depot for outbound Commuter Rail connections. Passengers desiring outbound Newburyport/Rockport Line service from North Station to Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations must board local MBTA bus service and/or the MBTA Blue Line subway service.
There will be no direct shuttle bus service from North Station to Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations. Outbound trains will depart Beverly Depot at their regularly scheduled weekend times.
Bicycles will not be allowed on shuttle buses. Passengers desiring outbound service from Chelsea, Lynn, or Swampscott Stations must board shuttle buses at the times indicated in the temporary weekend schedule and will be transported directly to their destination station.