On March 24 the South Coast Rail line will officially be open for service. “It’s a historical day realistically,” Executive Director and CEO of MassHire Michael Santos said. “We’ve been talking about the MBTA coming to New Bedford for 30 years now.

For the first time in 65 years, communities in southeastern Massachusetts will have rail service to downtown Boston.

The long-awaited South Coast Rail service will begin in less than three weeks. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will officially launch the commuter rail service — which will connect Fall River,

Passengers won’t have to wait much long to ride the commuter rail to and from Fall River or New Bedford, with the MBTA announcing the train schedules for the two soon-to-be