FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — After a five-month delay, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is scheduled to begin a pilot program of commuter rail service to Foxborough on Oct. 21.
The 11-month trial, approved last November, was originally slated to begin in May [see “MBTA to begin Foxborough service on trial basis,” Trains News Wire, Nov. 30, 2018], but was delayed because track renovations took longer than expected, the Foxborough Patch website reports.
There will be 10 round trips daily between Foxborough and Boston’s South Station, with one-way fares of $8.75, but $4.25 discount tickets will be available for some reverse-commute trips — those to Foxborough in the morning and Boston in the afternoon.
Previously, the only MBTA service to the Foxborough station has been for New England Patriots games and other events at Gillette Stadium. The Sun-Chronicle reports the success of the pilot program will be based on an average of 210 passengers boarding in Foxborough daily, with no interruptions in other service.
