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Express shuttles will make stops at Riverside, Woodland, Waban, Eliot, Newton Highlands, and then run directly to Copley, the MBTA said. Local shuttles will make all stops between Riverside and Kenmore except for Beaconsfield. Riders coming into Boston from Riverside station in Newton should budget an extra 30 to 45 minutes to their regular commute, officials said. After Green Line service resumes, riders on other parts of the transit system will face disruptions, including the Orange Line, Red Line, and the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line. Train service will be suspended on the Orange Line between North Station and Forest Hills during the weekend of Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, as crews work on signal upgrades, the MBTA said. Shuttle buses will be available with stops between Forest Hills and Back Bay, as well as Copley station on the Green Line, the MBTA said. There will be no shuttle service between Back Bay and North Station, with officials directing riders to use the Green Line instead. Free service on the commuter rail between Forest Hills, Ruggles, Back Bay, and South Station will also be available, the MBTA said. Train service will also be suspended between Back Bay and Forest Hills stations on Nov. 14 from 8:30 p.m. through Nov. 16, the MBTA said. On the commuter rail, service on the Framingham/Worcester line between South Station and Framingham will be suspended on the weekends of Nov. 1-2 and Nov. 8-9, the MBTA said. Free shuttle buses will replace train service between Framingham and South Station, with four shuttle routes: Shuttle Bus Route 1 will run between Framingham, West Natick, Natick Center, Wellesley Square, Wellesley Hills, and South Station. Shuttle Bus Route 2 will run between Wellesley Hills, Riverside on the Green Line D Branch for connections to the subway, Auburndale, West Newton, Newtonville, Boston Landing, and South Station. Shuttle Bus Route 3 will run between Framingham, West Natick, Natick Center, Wellesley Square, Wellesley Hills, and Back Bay. Shuttle Bus Route 4 will run between Wellesley Hills, Riverside on the Green Line’s D Branch for connections to the subway, Auburndale, West Newton, Newtonville, Boston Landing, and Back Bay. There will be no shuttle bus stops at Wellesley Farms or Lansdowne, the T said. Train service between Framingham and Worcester will also be suspended on the weekends of Nov. 15-16 and Nov. 22-23, the MBTA said. Shuttle buses will make all stops between Worcester and Framingham, and an express shuttle will run between the cities in about the same time as regular train service, the T said. On the Green Line, service between Park Street and Union Square stations, as well as Medford/Tufts, will be suspended from Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. through the following nine days, ending Nov. 13, to allow for further work on the train protection system, the MBTA said. Shuttle buses will run between North Station and Medford/Tufts, with the MBTA recommending that riders plan for an extra 45 minutes of travel time from Medford/Tufts to Park Street. Shuttle buses will not run between Park Street and North Station, and there will be no shuttle service to Union Square. Bus route 109, which runs every 15 minutes, is the best alternative to reach Union Square, the MBTA said. Other options are route 91, between Union Square and East Somerville, and route 87, between Union Square and Lechmere. Track work is also planned on the Red Line in November. For nine days from Nov. 15 to 23, shuttle buses will replace Red Line service between North Quincy and Braintree stations. The MBTA is encouraging riders to use the Middleborough, Kingston, and Greenbush commuter rail lines, which will be free, for service between Braintree, Quincy Center, JFK/UMass, and South Station. The commuter rail trains run every 20 to 30 minutes, the MBTA said, and extra coaches will be added to the Middleborough, Kington, and Greenbush lines in anticipation of increased ridership.
