MBTA shuttle misrouted to Stoneham during Orange Line shutdown
TL;DR
An MBTA Orange Line shuttle bound for North Station mistakenly drove to Stoneham, about 10 miles away, on the first day of an 11-day shutdown between Oak Grove and Back Bay. Passengers were later brought to North Station, the driver was removed from service, MBTA apologized, and free shuttles continue to operate during the outage.
- MBTA shuttle bus bound for North Station accidentally ends up in Stoneham Boston.com
- MBTA apologizes to Orange Line shuttle passengers after they were driven north of Boston The Boston Globe
- ‘Unacceptable': MBTA Orange Line shuttle bus took riders miles in wrong direction NBC Boston
- Bus Mistakenly Shuttles Passengers 10 Miles in Wrong Direction to Similarly Named Destination People.com
- MBTA apologizes after wayward shuttle bus driver heads north of Boston, instead of to North Station MassLive
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Boston.com