Service is back up and running on the MBTA Green Line's C and D branches after a disruption Monday evening.
The MBTA said around 5 p.m. that there was a disabled train with an issue with the pantograph, the piece that connects a trolley car to the power lines above it. Shuttle buses were brought in to replace service from St. Mary's and Fenway to Copley and Back Bay. The B and E lines were not affected by the issue.
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Downtown riders can use the Orange Line for service between Back Bay and North Station.
Service has since been restored.
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This is the latest service issue on the Green Line, which has experienced multiple disruptions in recent weeks. It comes as riders are frustrated by a myriad of service and safety issues across the system, including revelations that the newly built Green Line Extension will require repairs because the tracks are too close together. This, paired with continuing service shutdowns for what's been described as long overdue repair and maintenance work across the system, and significant staffing and management changes under a new general manager who has promised to right the track of the agency, both literally and figuratively, has left riders and officials concerned about reliability.
