Salem Resident Free Trolley Program Back For 2024

SALEM, MA — Witch City residents can once again get a free ticket to ride on the Salem Trolley this summer.

The program — now entering its 12th year — returns beginning on June 1 and lasts until Sept. 30. Residents who provide proof of residency at the Salem Trolley office at 8 Central Street can get their tickets to travel the city from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

"I want to thank the Salem Trolley for their generosity in once again working with us to subsidize this terrific program to make it possible for Salem residents to take advantage of a free trolley ride," Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo said. "They are a true asset to Salem and our business community."

The Mayor's Office said there have been more than 14,000 free rides for residents taken since the program began in 2013.

The Trolley's route includes much of downtown Salem and also the Salem Willows. Regular stops are located at the Salem Visitors Center, Witch History Museum, Trolley Depot, Old Burial Point/Witch Trial Memorial, Pickering Wharf/Sea Level restaurant, the House of the Seven Gables, Salem Witch Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Witch Dungeon Museum, and Salem Witch House/Salem Inn. Passenger-requested stops are also made at the Salem Maritime Site, Salem Ferry, Winter Island, Salem Willows, and Hamilton Hall/Phillips House/Chestnut Street.

A full map is available here.

Admission is based on seating availability.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)