HAPPENING NOW: The Friday evening commute is being impacted by a train derailment near Boston’s South Station. https://t.co/68X58RzPOE
— NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) March 13, 2026
BOSTON — No injuries were reported after the low-speed derailment of a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train today (March 13) near South Station. Commuter operations have been significantly disrupted.
One coach derailed on Providence/Stoughton Line train No. 851, a 3:20 p.m. departure from South Station, contract operator Keolis Commuter Services said. A Keolis representative told WBZ-TV that about 350 people were on board; crews escorted passengers off the train and back to South Station.
As of 8:35 p.m. ET, the MBTA website was listing cancellations for 13 trains on five commuter lines serving South Station: trains 871, 874, 972, and 979 on the Providence/Stoughton Line; trains 776 and 1691 on the Fairmount Line; trains 874, 1770, and 776 on the Franklin/Foxboro Line; trains 571 and 580 on the Framingham/Worcester Line; and trains 677 and 680 on the Needham Line. WBZ reports another 15 trains had been cancelled earlier. All other trains were experiencing delays.
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No mention (at east no direct mention) of problems on Amtrak or MBTA Old Colony trains.
Fairmount Line which per the article is affected shares the Old Colony route out of South Station… neither serves Back Bay.