Bicycles to be Allowed on Some Rush Hour Trains Starting Monday

Starting Monday, the MBTA will begin a pilot bike program that will allow bicycles on peak service trains arriving and leaving from Hamilton-Wenham station.

The catch? The bikes will not be able to make the full trip into Boston during the rush hour.

The T announced last week that bikes will be able to be carried on rush hour trains between Newburyport, Rowley, Ipswich, Hamilton-Wenham and North Beverly stations on morning rush hour trains.

That includes trains originating from Newburyport at: 5:22 a.m., 5:50 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 7 a.m. and 7:55 a.m.

No bikes will be allowed to stay on trains south of North Beverly station.

Bikes will also be allowed on evening "peak service" trains heading north from North Beverly station at 5:02 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 6:22 p.m. and 7:25 p.m.

The same policy will be in effect on the Rockport lines from trips between Rockport, Gloucester, West Gloucester, Manchester, Beverly Farms, Prides Crossing and Montserrat stations.

The pilot program will run until Friday, Oct. 25.

Bikes have always been allowed on all "non-peak" trains.