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A diagram of alternative service options for the upcoming Orange Line shutdown. The Orange Line is illustrated as a horizontal line between Forest Hills (left) and North Station (right). A dotted line connects all Orange Line stations between Forest Hills and Back Bay (in the center), then cuts diagonally up and across the diagram to connect to Copley station on the Green Line, which runs parallel to the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station. A third purple line runs parallel to the Orange Line and extends of the left edge of the diagram, representing commuter rail service that connects Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay stations. The segment of the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station is faded to indicate that this segment will also be closed on the long weekend of Oct. 12-14.

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MBTA

Orange Line Service In JP, Roxbury Is Taking A 13-Day Break For Track Work

Alternative service map graphic for the June 2024 Orange Line closure, showing shuttle service as a dashed black line between North Station and Wellington, and parallel commuter rail service between North Station, Malden Center, and Oak Grove

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T Suspends North Side Orange Line Service June 22-30

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T Knocks Out 10 More Slow Zones On the Orange Line

Orange Line diversion diagram with shuttle and Green Line diversions. Dotted lines between North Station and Wellington on the right side of the image indicate shuttle services. Between North Station and Back Bay, the map illustrates Green Line stops within walking distance of closed Orange Line stops

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Orange Line Service Suspended From Back Bay to Wellington ‘Til June 6

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Meghan Volcy

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MBTA Announces Spring Service Changes

A diagramatic map of transit diversions available during the Orange Line shutdown. Three parallel lines show the Green Line (top), which parallels the Orange Line from Copley (a short walk from the Back Bay stop) to North Station, the Orange Line (middle), which will be closed between Jackson Square and North Station, with bus shuttles serving the five stops between Jackson Square and Back Bay, and a purple line indicating NE corridor service from Forest Hills to Ruggles to Back Bay to South Station.

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MBTA Plans 4-Day Orange Line Closure Starting Monday

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DCR Is Planning A Big Renovation of the Southwest Corridor Greenway

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MBTA to Close Orange Line South of Ruggles This Weekend

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Christian MilNeil

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T Declares Victory Over Notorious ‘Tufts Curve’ Slow Zone On the Orange Line

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

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