As the CapeFLYER train's seasonal run comes to a close, a group of local elected officials are pushing to make MBTA commuter rail service to Cape Cod available year-round for the region's 300,000 residents.
found that extending commuter rail service to nearby Buzzards Bay would reduce car travel by 10 million to 16 million miles a year.
The tracks are already there. But currently, the CapeFLYER only makes a few trips on weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. And due to poor track conditions on the Cape, trains are limited to 30 mph once they go over the canal. The $40 roundtrip from South Station to Hyannis takes two and a half hours each way.First, it would require the T to extend year-round commuter rail service from the Middleborough/Lakeville line to Buzzards Bay within a year of passage.
Meanwhile, the bill would require the MBTA to study the feasibility of extending year-round service to Falmouth, Bourne, Barnstable, Yarmouth and Sandwich. That includes the costs and benefits, as well as possible funding sources. Reality check: This isn’t the first time lawmakers have pushed to revive Cape rail. In 2016, a similar pilot proposal was shelved by the MBTA’s oversight board, including the state’s soon-to-be acting transportation secretary, Monica Tibbits-Nutt. “I think there are better things to use our money on,” sheFlashback: A century ago, passenger trains used to go all the way to Provincetown. However, the last time the Cape had daily year-round service was 1959.
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