CapeFlyer

The CapeFlyer (stylized CapeFLYER) is a passenger rail service in Massachusetts between Boston and Cape Cod that began in 2013. It is operated by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The service runs on the weekends, beginning Friday evenings and including holidays, between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend.

CapeFlyer
A CapeFlyer train crossing the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
Overview
Service typeRegional rail
StatusSeasonal (Memorial DayLabor Day)
LocaleSoutheast Massachusetts
Predecessor
  • The Cranberry
  • The Sand Dune
  • The Buttermilk Bay
First serviceMay 24, 2013
Current operator(s)CCRTA using MBTA trains
Ridership
  • 16,586 (2013)
  • 12,625 (2014)
  • 13,278 (2015)
  • 13,663 (2016)
  • 13,781 (2018)
  • 14,568 (2019)
  • 2,453 (2020)
  • 7,037 (2021)
9,473 (2022)
Route
TerminiSouth Station
Hyannis Transportation Center
Stops8
Distance travelled78 miles (126 kilometres)
Average journey time2 hours, 19 minutes
Service frequencyFriday, Saturday, and Sundays
Line(s) usedMiddleborough Main Line
Cape Main Line
On-board services
Disabled accessYes
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)MBTA, MassDOT
Route map
0 mi
0 km
South Station
11 mi
18 km
Braintree
20 mi
32 km
Brockton
36 mi
58 km
Middleborough/
Lakeville
49 mi
79 km
Wareham Village
55 mi
89 km
Buzzards Bay
56 mi
90 km
Bourne
79 mi
127 km
Hyannis

During 2013, its first season, the CapeFLYER carried a total of 16,586 passengers, with service extended from Labor Day to Columbus Day weekend due to its early success. In October 2013, MassDOT announced the service would return in 2014 and become a permanent seasonal service. Year-round weekend service over the route and full MBTA Commuter Rail service as far as Buzzards Bay are under consideration.

It is the first scheduled passenger train to Cape Cod since Amtrak's Cape Codder ceased operation in 1996, and the first direct service between South Station in Boston and Cape Cod since 1961. The Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad operated scheduled service between Braintree station, south of Boston (the southern terminus of the MBTA's Red Line), and the Cape from 1984 until 1988, but did not extend that service to Boston proper.

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