A series of enhancements has been announced for the MBTA's Commuter Rail schedule.
Upon implementation, beginning in May 2016, the schedule will include the addition of non-stop train service between Union Station in Worcester and Boston.
One non-stop train will depart Union Station at 7:55 a.m. and arrive at Back Bay Station in less than an hour. Schedule modifications are also being made to add two additional zone express trains in both directions daily.
"For the first time ever, non-stop train service between Worcester and Boston in under one hour will become a reality," says Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito.
Upon full implementation, the Worcester/Framingham Line schedule will consist of 11 Boston-bound trains in the morning during the peak weekday commuting window. Of that total, seven trains will originate in Worcester's Union Station, with one train making all local stops on the line; five trains running zone express; and one train running non-stop to Back Bay Station.
In the evening hours, the new schedule will include nine trains leaving South Station with six ending at Union Station. Of those six, five will be zone express, and one will run non-stop from Back Bay Station. Three additional trains leaving South Station will end in Framingham.
The new Commuter Rail schedules are undergoing revisions and will be published in November, to take effect later that same month.
