Orange Line

Service interruptions along the MBTA’s Orange Line were impacting commuters on Tuesday morning. Shuttle buses were replacing trains between the Malden Center and Community College stops. The T cited maintenance work near Assembly as the reason. Shortly after 6:30 a.m., the MBTA said online that its track department was working on repairs. By around 7:20 a.m., train service was...

Firefighters in Boston rescued a woman who was trapped when her foot got her leg caught in the space between a train and a platform.

A person was taken to Tufts Medical Center after stepping in the gap between an Orange Line train and the platform at a Boston station, the MBTA said Friday evening. The incident happened at State Street. The person was brought to the hospital to be evaluated, the MBTA said, noting that the train did not move before the patient was…

An apparent fire on the Orange Line caused major delays in Boston for hours Wednesday. Images shared on social media showed what appeared to be a track fire near a station and smoke filling the air at the station. Firefighters were also seen inside a smoky station. The MBTA’s Twitter account responded by noting the agency was “looking into...

Two separate incidents took place on the Orange Line in Jamaica Plain Monday, resulting in a woman’s arrest over an incident involving a hammer and a search for a man after a case of public lewdness, police said. MBTA Transit Police said a female passenger was subjected to open and gross lewdness about 7:40 a.m. Monday at the Stony...

As the MBTA continues their speed restrictions on segments of the Green Line and Orange Line, some riders are saying it’s just easier to walk to where they’re going. We talk with Green Line riders about the conditions of the T and traveling through the city.

After nearly 24 hours, an MBTA train car is no longer blocking traffic on Interstate 495.

MassDOT said Wednesday morning that there may need to be a short-term full closure and additional lane restrictions of I-495 northbound after peak commuting hours, so the train car can be towed away.

MassDOT said there may need to be a short-term full closure and additional lane restrictions of I-495 northbound after peak commuting hours, so the train car can be towed away.

A disabled truck carrying a new Orange Line train car was removed Wednesday evening from Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. There were traffic diversions starting during the evening commute as crews worked to remove the truck. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation initially said Wednesday morning that there might need to be a short-term full closure and additional lane restrictions on…

Community activists and businesses in Boston’s Chinatown are pushing back against a partial weekend shutdown of the Orange Line of the MBTA.

Riders who rely on the T will be stuck dealing with yet another partial shutdown for the next two weekends, this time on the Orange and Green lines. The goal is to get closer to eliminating slow zones for the trains. Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Ruggles while track work and other construction work is…

Riders who rely on the T will be stuck dealing with yet another partial shutdown – this time the Orange and Green lines are impacted – for the next two weekends.

A man is in the hospital after being slashed at the Back Bay MBTA station.

A fight over an MBTA rider taking up more than one seat sent someone to the hospital from Boston’s Back Bay Station with slash wounds Tuesday, transit police said. As the Orange Line train approached the station, two people began to argue over the seat, and their argument turned physical, police said. One of the two took out a...

The MBTA’s Orange Line seems to headed in the right direction, after being under the microscope for months due to its mechanical issues, month-long shutdown and fluctuating wait times. In December, the MBTA pulled several of its new Orange Line cars from service due to electrical issues, but those issues were repaired and the train cars were returned to...

As people start to head back to work and school this week following the holidays, passengers on the Orange Line will be dealing with longer wait times.

The MBTA said on Friday it had pulled nine of its new cars from service which means it’ll be about 15 minutes between trains.

When asked how the commute was coming into Boston on New Year’s Eve, most people surprisingly agreed it was smooth sailing. “It’s pretty rough getting into the city [normally],” said Robin Riley, who travelled to the city with her husband Sean for the holiday. “Today was fine, so that was good.” “Boston can be tough for parking,” said Sean...

Getting into the city today for the holiday? Many said it was smooth sailing, despite warnings from the MBTA that repairs on multiple Orange Line could force delays up to 15 minutes.