MBTA Service Cuts

The MBTA will be running some of its subway lines at reduced-service weekend levels every day through the summer as it tries to address a staffing shortage that federal monitors said is a safety risk, and the agency launched a “hiring blitz” this week to staff up as quickly as possible. Insufficient staffing at the T’s operations control center,...

T riders are bracing themselves for MBTA service cuts this summer, having to plan ahead for a longer commute. Passengers say they’re dreading the thought of spending more time waiting for the train, especially those who rely on the T to get to work.

Facing subway dispatcher staffing challenges, the MBTA is cutting service on the Red, Orange and Blue lines all summer starting Monday, the embattled agency said Friday.

The MBTA is making big changes for the summer because of staffing issues. This will impact the Red Line, Orange Line and Blue Line.

The MBTA will cut services this winter as a result of a worker shortage, it announced Tuesday. Officials say the MBTA can’t find enough bus and train operators to keep everything moving, and that more people are leaving than it can hire.