BOSTON — MBTA commuter rail trains will not service North Station most weekends between Jan. 1 and the end of April, with shuttle buses set to run between Swampscott and North Station on the Newburyport/Rockport line, officials said.
Trains will continue to travel between Rockport and Swampscott, and between Newburyport and Swampscott, said Keolis Commuter Services, the company that operates the commuter rail for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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BOSTON — Scofflaws take notice: The MBTA announced Thursday it will launch a renewed effort to collect subway fares with written warnings and fines of up to $150 early next month.
A wide-ranging transportation bond law in January 2021 spurred the restructuring of fare evasion penalties, and the T has not issued a warning or citation for the offense since at least that year, according to its annual reports. The T put 16 “fare engagement representatives” to work around the subway system starting in October and saw fare collection increases of up to as 35% at stations where the representatives were on-site.
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