Commuter rail train derails near South Station, causing dozens of cancellations and delays
An MBTA Commuter Rail train derailed at South Station on Friday night, resulting in dozens of cancellations and delays.
Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the trains, said that a Providence Line Train had a "slow speed derailment of a single coach" between Back Bay and South Station.
Around 350 people were on board at the time, according to a spokesperson for Keolis. No injuries were reported.
"Crews safely escorted passengers off the train and back to South Station," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
Over 20 trains had been canceled and dozens were delayed due to the derailment Friday night.
The cancellations included Fairmont/Worcester, Providence/Stoughton, Franklin/Foxboro, Fall River/ New Bedford, Fitchburg, Needham and the Fairmount Line.
The trains canceled for service on Friday include:
- Fairmont Line trains are completely canceled for the remainder of the day
- Foxboro Line train 874, 1765, 1770
- Framingham Line trains - 1561
- Franklin Line trains - 763, 776
- Needham Line trains - 661,666, 677, 680
- Providence Line train 861, 871, 874, 880, 960, 963, 966
- Stoughton Line train - 969
- Worcester Line trains 571, 580
The MBTA website has more information about the canceled and delayed Commuter Rail trains, as does the MBTA Commuter Rail Twitter.
Service had resumed on Saturday.
Commuters feel uneasy about derailment
Commuters at South Station waited for hours for a train home.
"We're all stuck here," said Anne Marie Henriquez. "It's a Friday, so it's disheartening, right? We all work really hard Monday through Friday to celebrate the weekend, and we're kind of all stuck in limbo."
But the situation left commuters feeling uneasy about their safety.
"I think it's just scary right because a lot of us depend on public transportation, especially being a commuter from the city," said Henriquez.
"I can't really imagine a scenario where a train does get derailed and no one does get hurt. But I'm glad no one did get hurt obviously," Zachary Kurian said.
