The MBTA announced that South Coast Rail schedules are now available for the Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Line. For the first time in 65 years, the communities of Taunton, Freetown, New Bedford, Middleborough, and Fall River will now have passenger rail service to and from downtown Boston. Service begins Monday, March 24, with schedules available on mbta.com.

South Coast Rail Schedules

Fifteen trips will operate on the Fall River Commuter Rail Line and 17 trips will operate on the New Bedford Commuter Rail Line with a total of 32 trips between South Station and East Taunton. There will be a total of 26 trips between South Station and East Taunton on the weekends. Trains will run every 70 minutes on weekdays and every 2 hours on the weekends.

Late-night service will be offered to South Coast Rail stations with the last train leaving Boston just before midnight.

In addition to direct service, there will also be connecting trains operating between each terminus point and East Taunton Station. This allows for even more frequent service, which is consistent with the all-day service model across the rest of the Commuter Rail network.

Full schedules are available now at mbta.com.

Commuter Rail Line and Station Renaming, Other Changes

Passengers are reminded that the Middleborough/Lakeville Commuter Rail Line will be renamed the Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Line when service begins on March 24.

Middleborough/Lakeville station (located at 125 Commercial Drive, Lakeville) will be renamed Lakeville Station.

Commuter Rail trains will no longer stop at Lakeville Station. The Lakeville Station will serve only the seasonal CapeFLYER.

The new Middleborough Station (located at 52 West Grove Street, Middleborough) will serve the Commuter Rail.

Fares

All South Coast Rail stations are Zone 8 stations. This means that passengers will pay a full fare of $12.25 and a reduced fare of $6 for a one-way ride between Zone 1A to 8.

-via Press Release