MBTA Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Schedule

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The MBTA has released its subway, commuter rail, bus, and boat service schedules for the Thanksgiving holiday.

To accommodate customers traveling to and from Logan International Airport, additional Silver Line 1 service will be offered between tomorrow, Nov. 19, and Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. each day.

Additional service will also be provided from Saturday, Nov. 26 through Monday, Nov. 28.

The Red Line, Orange Line, Blue Line, and Green Line will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 23.

On Thanksgiving Day–Thursday, Nov. 24–the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines will operate on a Sunday schedule.

On Friday, Nov. 25, the Red, Orange, and Blue lines will operate on a regular Friday schedule, while the Mattapan Trolley and Green Line branches will operate on a Saturday schedule.

Commuter rail lines will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 23.

On Thanksgiving, commuter rail lines will operate on a Sunday schedule.

On Friday, Nov. 25, commuter rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule. 

Bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day only.

On Wednesday, Nov. 23, Hull and Hingham ferry services will operate on a modified weekday schedule, and Charlestown service will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

On Thanksgiving Day, there will be no ferry service on any service route.

On Thursday, Nov. 24, The RIDE will operate on a Sunday schedule. Please contact your local RIDE contractor for details:

For full MBTA schedule details, visit www.mbta.com/events/. ∞

Library closed for renovations this weekend, and for the holiday next weekend

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The Hull Public Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, so that workers may take advantage of the weather to finish up the exterior renovations.
The library will also be closed Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving.
Please note that when the library is closed, patrons can access www.ocln.org to place holds, renew reading materials, or check individual library records. All you need is your barcode number that’s found on your library card and your pin number. 
Staff at the library wish all a happy Thanksgiving.

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