BOSTON (WHDH) - Shuttle buses replaced service between Kenmore and Park Street on the Green Line due to “an overhead wire problem” near Copley Station, the MBTA announced Saturday morning.
Just after 8 a.m., about 20 feet of overhead wire came down after a problem with the pantograph on top of the trolley, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed. Officials said the transit agency’s Power Department was making repairs to the catenary system.
Two trolleys were stalled in between stations in the area of the overhead wires. Five passengers walked to Copley Station, while 10 passengers walked to the Arlington Station from their stopped trolleys, officials said.
Green Line E Branch commuters were directed to the 39 bus route, while a bus shuttle has been set up between Kenmore and Park Street.
The Green Line B Branch was closed from Packard’s Corner to Government Center. Commuters were directed to the 57 bus route to Kenmore.
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