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CapeFLYER Adds Trains July 3, 4
"Overwhelming success" has led the Boston-Hyannis rail service to add trains Wednesday night, July 3 and Thursday, July 4, according to a CapeFlyer announcement. Woods Hole-bound passengers can connect with a bus shuttle from Buzzards Bay.
The return of weekend rail service linking Boston with Hyannis has been met with such demand from travelers that the CapeFlyer has added weekday trips for the Independence Day holiday.
The line will be operating on a Friday-night schedule July 3 and a Saturday schedule July 4, "due to the overwhelming success the CapeFlyer has experienced in its first 5 weeks," according to an announcement at capeflyer.com.
CapeFlyer trains leave South Station Fridays at 5:12 p.m., stopping at Braintree, Middleborough and Buzzards Bay with Friday's train making additional local stops before arriving in Hyannis at 7:50 p.m.
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Friday service from Hyannis leaves at 8:30 p.m., arriving at South Station at 10:45 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday service leaves Boston at 8 a.m. to arrive in Hyannis at 10:18 a.m. and leaves Hyannis at 6:30 p.m. for an 8:45 p.m. arrival at South Station.
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Fares from Boston or Braintree to Hyannis are $20 one way, $35 round trip.
Between Boston and Buzzards Bay, where a bus link connects passengers with Woods Hole, fares are $18 one way and $33 round trip.
Middleborough-Hyannis and Middleborough-Buzzards Bay fares are $10 one way and $15 round trip.
Between Buzzards Bay and Hyannis, fares are $5 one way and $8 round trip.
The line has been operating since Memorial Day weekend and is planned to continue weekend service until Sept. 2, 2013.
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