Red Line service at Park Street has resumed after a train that derailed Saturday morning at Broadway Station was removed, according to the MBTA.
The train was carrying no passengers and derailed during scheduled maintenance that already had riders using shuttle buses. The MBTA announced the derailment at 5:47 a.m. on X. No injuries were reported, the MBTA said, and the cause of the derailment is under investigation.
At 11:56 a.m., the MBTA announced the removal of the derailed train and the resumption of service between Park Street and Broadway.
There were 15-minute delays between Broadway and Alewife after service resumed, but the delays have cleared, the MBTA said.
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The incident involved the first car of a Red Line train, which derailed as the train switched between tracks, according to the MBTA.
MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng was present when the car was re-railed and the tracks fixed.
“The MBTA is working to determine the root cause of the incident, but investigators are focused on the performance and operation of the track switch. An update will be provided next week,” the MBTA said in an email Saturday afternoon. “The MBTA apologizes to all of the customers who were inconvenienced by this morning’s incident.”
Shuttle buses were already set to run between Broadway and Ashmont and Broadway and North Quincy for “bridge work & station maintenance” this weekend, according to an earlier statement.
The shuttle service was extended to Park Street temporarily to accommodate the derailment.
Maintenance on the Red Line and the demolition of a Dorchester Avenue bridge is scheduled to continue during the next two weekends.
The commuter rail service between Braintree and South Station was also replaced Saturday by express shuttles to accommodate maintenance, which will continue for the next two weekends.
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