A long stretch of the MBTA’s Orange Line was shut down for roughly four hours Thursday, after a nor’easter that brought heavy rain to Massachusetts caused flooding along the subway line.
The MBTA first reported the flood conditions at the Ruggles station in Roxbury at 6:50 p.m., telling commuters that shuttle buses would replace service from Ruggles to Forest Hills, the end of the line. But by around 8:30 p.m., the T had shut down Orange Line service between North Station and Forest Hills.
Shuttle buses replaced service between Back Bay and Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, and riders were encouraged to use the Green Line to replace service downtown. The T also ran shuttles between Back Bay and Copley.
Regular service between North Station and Back Bay resumed around 10:20 p.m., and the transit agency reported the delay had cleared by 11 p.m.
The delays prompted some to voice their frustration on X.
“Why are you so bad at everything?” wrote one user.
“Do better,” added another.
