(via the Trains.com newsletter)
BOSTON, Mass. – Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's popular CapeFlyer service
between Boston and Cape Cod will run until October. The trains started operating
on Memorial Day weekend and were originally slated to end on Labor Day weekend,
but the popularity of the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday service has led to a
six-week extension.
“Continuing Cape Rail service through the fall will
be a boost for residents and tourists alike,” Gov. Deval Patrick says. Since the
service began, it's attracted more than 11,000 customers, more than enough to
cover the $165,000 annual operating cost of the train. Tickets cost $20 for
one-way or $35 round trip between Boston's South Station and Hyannis, where
passengers can transfer to buses or ferries. Operated in partnership with the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Cape Cod Regional Transit
Authority, the CapeFlyer is the first regularly scheduled passenger train to run
to Cape Cod in nearly 25 years.
“This service has been a huge hit with
Cape visitors, and we are pleased to keep the trains running for the busy late
summer and early fall weekends following Labor Day,” says Richard A. Davey,
secretary and CEO of the state transportation department.
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