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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis have announced a special event train service for the full line up of concerts taking place at Gillette Stadium this summer.
This service is provided as a convenience to concertgoers to avoid traffic jams by taking the train instead.
Special event train tickets will be available for purchase at 11 a.m. approximately two weeks before each show exclusively in the mTicket app.
Trains will depart from Boston’s South Station with stops at Back Bay and Dedham Corporate Center and from Providence Station with stops at Pawtucket/Central Falls, Attleboro and Mansfield before arriving at Foxborough Station on event days.
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The commuter rail service from Providence Station to Gillette Stadium will only operate on select concert dates.
The complete train schedule for each show will be announced closer to each show date and can be found by visiting the MBTA website.
Each special event train is scheduled to arrive in Foxborough approximately one hour before the start of each concert and depart 30 minutes after each concert ends.
The 2024 lineup for concerts at Gillette Stadium is as follows:
The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Tour (May 30)
Zach Bryan The Quittin Time Tour (June 26 & July 17)
Metallica M72 World Tour (Aug. 2 & Aug. 4)
P!NK 2024 Summer Carnival Tour (Aug. 21)
Kenny Chesney Sun Goes Down Tour (Aug. 23, Aug. 24 & Aug. 25)
WBZ's Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.
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