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Rail Service Returns to Cape Cod with Woods Hole Bus Link
"Visitors can expect a train leaving South Station on Friday nights and round-trip trains leaving Saturday and Sunday mornings and returning at the end of each day," according to the website for the new CapeFlyer service between Boston and Hya
Memorial Day weekend will see the return of Boston-Cape Cod rail service after more than 20 years, according to an announcement from the Steamship Authority.
The new CapeFlyer train, an extension of the MBTA, will make a stop at Buzzards Bay, where Steamship Authority passengers can board a connecting bus to Woods Hole.
The final stop is downtown Hyannis, where Hy-Line passengers can catch their boats to the Vineyard (beginning May 4) and Nantucket.
Find out what's happening in Plymouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
According to the website capeflyer.com, the schedule and fares will be posted "soon" for weekend service through Labor Day:
"Visitors can expect a train leaving South Station on Friday nights and round-trip trains leaving Saturday and Sunday mornings and returning at the end of each day."
Find out what's happening in Plymouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Travel time from South Station to Hyannis is about two hours, according to the capeflyer.com website.
Will you be taking the new train? Tell us in the comments. For more SSA news, please see:
- Should Steamship Authority Ban Unaccompanied Kids?
- Repaired Ferry to Resume Service
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