Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have announced free weekend service and parking to celebrate the beginning of South Coast Rail service. The MBTA is on schedule to begin South Coast Rail passenger service the morning of March 24, 2025, pending final FRA approval. This will be the first time the region has had passenger rail service in 65 years. A schedule will be released next week.

Fare-free service will be available on South Coast Rail’s Fall River and New Bedford lines for all weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) between March 29 and April 27, and on April 21 (Patriots’ Day). Passengers can ride for free if they are boarding or ending their ride at one of the six South Coast Rail stations.

Riders should share their origin and destination stations with conductors in order to receive free travel. This offer is only valid on the Fall River and New Bedford lines and does not apply to trains on other Commuter Rail lines.

-via Press Release