A cheering crowd of residents, business owners, elected officials, and reporters greeted the CapeFLYER passenger train the when it rolled into Hyannis on Saturday afternoon. By all accounts, despite running late, the train offered a quiet and smooth ride between Boston and Cape Cod, as well as some spectacular views along the way.
Billed as a convenient and cost effective way to travel from South Station to Hyannis, and vice versa, the CapeFLYER is the first passenger train service to offer riders a direct train route from Boston to the Cape for several decades. According to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, the train will make stops in Braintree (Saturdays and Sundays only), Middleborough and Buzzards Bay. The cost of a one-way ticket will be $20. Round trip tickets may be purchased for $35.
The train, which will officially begin carrying riders next weekend, will depart from Boston’s South Station on Friday evenings at 5:12PM, and make stops in Middleborough and Buzzards Bay, before arriving in Hyannis at 7:50PM. The same train will return to South Station on Friday evenings, departing from Hyannis at 8:30PM and arriving in Boston at 10:45PM. On Saturdays and Sundays, the train will depart from South Station at 8AM and stop in Braintree, as well as Middleborough and Buzzards Bay, before arriving in Hyannis by 10:18AM. The same train will return to Boston on Saturday and Sunday evenings, leaving Hyannis at 6:30PM and arriving at South Station by 8:45PM.
The CapeFLYER is wheelchair accessible, offers riders free Wi-Fi and luggage storage, and serves Cape Cod-based concessions. One of the most interesting and unique features of the CapeFLYER is free bicycle storage.