September 7, 2022 |MBTA, News, Transportation

MBTA Issues Student Edition of Its Rider’s Guide

Share

• F
• T
• L

MBTA supports returning students and families with pre-loaded CharlieCards.

Thousands of students from Boston and its surrounding communities return to the classroom this week as the MBTA reaches the mid-point of the Orange Line diversion from Oak Grove to Forest Hills stations and Green Line suspension between Government Center and Union Square stations.

The Orange Line closure addresses a maintenance backlog focused on safety improvements and returning the system to a state of good repair while the Green Line suspension allows the T to perform final-phase construction work necessary to open the Medford Branch. Orange and Green Line service will resume at the start of service on Monday, September 19.

The MBTA continues to collaborate with Boston Public Schools and its other municipal partners as students return to the MBTA system. The MBTA has produced a Student Edition of its Rider’s Guide available for download at mbta.com/BBT2022. The Student Edition is specific for students and parents and includes the best information regarding travel options. Student riders new to the MBTA can visit the T’s Beginner’s Guide to the Subway as a helpful resource and introduction to riding the T. Information on M7 Student Fare Cards, or M7s, is available at mbta.com/studentcard. Additionally, Transit Ambassadors and MBTA staff have been deployed along the Orange and Green Lines, ready to assist with any questions regarding alternate service and getting students and riders where they need to go.

The MBTA is supporting Boston students and their families with 5,500 pre-loaded CharlieCards so parents and caregivers can ride with their students and familiarize themselves with the Orange and Green Line diversions. With 7-day passes, parents and caregivers can help their students prepare for the first day of school. The MBTA has also provided the City of Boston with an additional 3,000 CharlieCards to distribute at the Boston Public Library and City Hall.  

Each fall, more than 150,000 college and university students arrive in Boston for the new academic year. Area college and university students are encouraged to visit the MBTA’s online College and University Student Guide to the T. The MBTA’s College and University Guide includes helpful tips on the MBTA’s network, how to pay a fare, how to choose an MBTA pass that best fits a student’s needs, and more. Many colleges and universities in Greater Boston offer their students discounted MBTA Semester Passes. College and university students can learn more about Student Semester Passes at mbta.com/semester.

For more information, please visit mbta.com, or connect with the T on Twitter @MBTA and@MBTA_CR, on Facebook /TheMBTA, or on Instagram @theMBTA.

The above press release was submitted to us by the MBTA.