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BOSTON — Commuter traveling through South Station were delayed Tuesday afternoon. with some trains up to an hour behind schedule.
The delays impacted the Franklin. Needham, Providence and Framingham lines.
Riders took to Twitter to share images of crowded platform areas and trains.
Wall to wall people and train delays at #SouthStation what's going on @universalhub @MBTA_CR? pic.twitter.com/NrVBvp8kEo
— Kerry O'Brien (@CoachKerryOB) August 1, 2017
@MBTA_CR @MBTA @cbsboston @marty_walsh The Franklin train at Back Bay. Where are the Ruggles passengers going to go? No Fares collected 2day pic.twitter.com/zyHGUoZReK
— Jill Kelly (@auntieDill72) August 1, 2017
@MBTA @MBTA_CR @jeffroy what's the excuse now for this scene at south station? The weather? 80 degrees and ☀️ Our guess is incompetence. pic.twitter.com/Q0rqteXiph
— Chris Bondhus (@Cbondhus) August 1, 2017
50% of trains out of south station delayed.. @MBTA_CR what's up pic.twitter.com/U7Q8Np4Fgl
— Tom (@tom_ready) August 1, 2017
@MBTA_CR starting to get dangerously crowded. @MBTA #southstation #mbtafail pic.twitter.com/etGyXgFDDa
— mark manne (@markmanne1) August 1, 2017
The Commuter Rail did not specify why the trains were delayed, other than to say equipment was late in arriving.
Worcester Train 526 (7:20 pm from Worcester) is expected to operate 20-30 min late btwn Worcester & S Sta due to the late arrival of equip.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) August 1, 2017
Larger than normal crowds are expected to continue for several weeks, especially for trains heading west of Boston, because of construction on the Mass. Pike.
Track Commuter Rail delays and other issues impacting the MBTA system online using the MBTA Transit Update Rider Tool.
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