Red Line riders brace for latest subway shutdown

The MBTA is reminding riders that it's halting Red Line service between Harvard and Broadway at 8:30 p.m. this Sunday and continuing through Nov. 23. Well, actually, Nov. 24 - when service will be halted between Harvard to JFK/UMass.

The reason for the latest extended shutdown, of course, is to allow 24-hour repair work to deal with some of the backlog of problems that come with decades of deferred maintenance.

Accessible shuttle bustitution is promised except there will be some issues for people going to or trying to get from Park Street and Downtown Crossing - and the South Station shuttle stop is not where you might expect, the T says:

Riders heading southbound should instead disembark at Otis Street @ Summer Street and use the Winter Street Concourse to travel between Downtown Crossing and Park Street.

Riders heading northbound should instead disembark at Federal Street @ Franklin Street and use the Winter Street Concourse to travel between Downtown Crossing and Park Street.

Shuttle buses will also serve State (on the Orange and Blue lines) and Haymarket (on the Orange and Green lines) for easier connections to other subway lines.

Direct shuttle bus service will operate between Harvard and South Station on weekdays from 6 AM to 8 PM every 15 minutes.

Direct shuttle buses at Harvard will be located at Massachusetts Avenue @ Holyoke Gate.

Direct shuttle buses at South Station will be located at the South Station Bus Terminal (Berths 1 & 2).