Train service will be suspended on part of MBTA Red Line starting Thursday night to allow for maintenance work

MBTA Red Line riders exit a train at Ashmont Station on June 24, 2025.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff

Shuttle buses will replace train service on the MBTA’s Red Line between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass Station beginning Thursday evening, officials said.

Train service will be suspended between those stops from 8:30 p.m. on Thursday through the end of service on Sunday for regularly scheduled maintenance work, officials said.

Additional Red Line maintenance work is also scheduled to take place from July 17 through 20, they said.

“Riders using shuttle buses should budget ample extra travel time,” according to the MBTA website. ”For example, a rider traveling to Downtown Crossing from Ashmont or Braintree should budget an additional 30–45 minutes of travel time in addition to their regular commute."

MBTA officials are also recommending that riders use the commuter rail, which will be free between South Station and Braintree as well as between Porter and North Station.

Riders are also eligible to receive five free Bluebike unlocks during the Red Line work by using the code MBTAREDJUL10, officials said.

For more information, visit mbta.com/RedLine.