EZRide

EZRide
EZRide
	An EZRide bus on the Charles River Dam Bridge in 2025
Overview
Operator	Academy Bus Lines under contract to the Charles River Transportation Management Association
Began service	2002
Route
Locale	Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts
Start	North Station (weekdays); Lechmere station (weekends);
End	Cambridgeport (weekdays); Kendall Square (weekends);

EZRide is a bus service in Greater Boston operated by Academy Bus Lines under contract to the Charles River Transportation Management Association. It operates between North Station in Boston, Massachusetts and Cambridgeport in Cambridge, Massachusetts, via Lechmere station, Kendall Square, and University Park at MIT.^[1]

History

EZRide service began in 2002. By 2012, daily ridership averaged 2,500.^[2] Buses were operated by Paul Revere Transportation, until June 17, 2024, when the contract was given to Academy Bus Lines.^[3] Until 2025, service operated only on weekdays; it operated between North Station and Cambridgeport at peak hours, and between Kendall Square and Cambridgeport midday.^[4] Service was increased on April 14, 2025: midday service was extended to North Station, while weekend service was added on the Lechmere–Kendall portion of the route.^[5]^[6]

Service

On weekdays, service runs between Cambridgeport and North Station at least every 15 minutes from 6 am to 8 pm, with more frequent service during peak travel periods. On weekends, a truncated route between Lechmere and Kendall Square operates every 20 minutes from 9 am to 9 pm.^[1]

Major stops
Stop	Connections/Notes
North Station	MBTA subway: Green (D, E) Orange MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg, Lowell, Haverhill, Newburyport/Rockport MBTA bus: 4 Amtrak: Downeaster
Lechmere	MBTA subway: Green (D, E) (at Lechmere station) MBTA bus: 69, 80, 87, 88
First Street	CambridgeSide
Kendall Square	MBTA subway: Red (at Kendall/MIT station) MBTA bus: CT2, 64, 68, 85
University Park	MBTA bus: 1, 47, 64, 70, 70A, 83, 91
Cambridgeport	MBTA bus: 47

References

^ ^a ^b "Schedules". Charles River Transportation Management Association. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
^ Moskowitz, Eric (July 25, 2012). "Car-free commuting push pays off in Kendall Square". The Boston Globe. pp. A1, A14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Academy Bus Lines [@academybus]; (June 18, 2024). "[Untitled]". Boston. Retrieved June 18, 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "EZRide". Charles River Transportation Management Association. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
^ "EZRide Expands to Midday and Weekend Service" (Press release). City of Cambridge. May 23, 2025.
^ MilNeil, Christian (June 2, 2025). "EZRide In Cambridge Expands Schedule With Frequent-Service Midday and Weekend Trips". Streetsblog Mass.