BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is bringing back its $10 weekend unlimited-ride commuter rail tickets, discontinued last month, the Boston Herald reports.
The MBTA’s new general manager, Steve Poftak, made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the Federal Transit Administration had allowed the pilot program to be extended for an additional six months. The fare will be available again starting Saturday.
MBTA weekend commuter rail revenue was up 4.6 percent during the initial trial, which began in June 2018. It ended in December because federal rules required an equity analysis before the new fare could be made permanent. [See “MBTA’s $10 weekend pass to end, at least for now,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 11, 2018.] That analysis will now be conducted while the pilot program continues.
