WORCESTER, Mass. - Express service on the Worcester Commuter Rail line between Union Station and South Station in Boston returns on Monday.
The "Heart to Hub" train will get passengers from Worcester to Boston in about an hour. Trains will leave Monday to Friday from Union Station at 6:30 a.m. and arrive in South Station at 7:35 a.m.
See the May 23 Worcester Commuter Rail Line schedule here
The express service will leave Boston at 4:55 p.m. and return to Worcester at 6 p.m. daily.
Keolis Commuter Services, the MBTA’s partner that operates the Commuter Rail, announced the return of the service as part of the Spring/Summer 2022 Commuter Rail schedules.
“As we continue to welcome more Commuter Rail riders back to the system, we’re excited to continue to offer the popular regional rail-style of schedule that offers service at predictable intervals throughout the day while also making further improvements to service, like the return of express trains between Worcester and Boston,” said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak.
The Worcester Line schedule is curretnly operating on a temporarily modified weekday schedule to reduce the number of midday trains to allow work on infrastructure improvements.
The Heart to Hub service stopped running in early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.