Green Line train derails at Lechmere, injures several passengers

Cambridge Fire Department cut power from the overhead lines after the train derailed. Some passengers were taken to hospital.

Lechmere Station in Cambridge. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)

An MBTA Green Line train in Cambridge derailed Tuesday night, resulting in several non-life threatening injuries, crews said.

Multiple ladders with the Cambridge Fire Department responded to 10 Morgan Avenue around 5:10 p.m., the department posted on X. Paramedics, Cambridge Police and MBTA Transit Police were on scene.

Cambridge Fire said their crews disabled contact line power to the train, which are overhead lines. Earlier this year, downed Amtrak overhead wires caused hours-long delays on the Orange Line, and the Green Line catenary system has been a targets for repairs in the past.

Officials said all passengers were removed from the derailed train and “several” were transported to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Final update on Green Line train derailment near Lechmere MBTA: Contact line power to train shut down, multiple patients transported for non-life threatening injuries. FD companies have now cleared themselves of the incident.
– NECN photo pic.twitter.com/GoporuHwu3

— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) 1 October 2024

As of 5 p.m., the MBTA said shuttle buses would replace service between North Station and Medford/Tufts due to the derailment. The transit agency also directed riders to the 87 bus, which runs from Lechmere to Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill in Somerville.

Green Line: Shuttle buses are replacing service between North Station and Medford/Tufts due to a derailment near Lechmere. Passengers can use the Route 87 bus for alternative service.

— MBTA (@MBTA) 1 October 2024

The MBTA did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday night.

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