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MBTA Shatters World Cup Train Sales Record With $80 Boston Stadium Tickets

The surge forced the T to pair strict match-ticket verification with special late-night trains.

Overview

  • MBTA reported more than 17,450 first-day sales for the Boston Stadium trains, including about 11,000 in the first hour, covering tickets for the first five matches.
  • The round-trip fare is $80 per person, and the pass works for unlimited Commuter Rail travel on the match day to widen lodging options.
  • Riders must register in the mTicket app with the same email used to buy their match tickets, and staff may cancel purchases or perform visual checks at South Station.
  • Some buyers hit email-registration errors in the app, and the agency said the vendor resolved the glitch and asked affected customers to call support and retry.
  • To manage crowds, the T will run late-night express trains and make temporary schedule changes, with service until 2 a.m. on weekdays and until 4 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, and commuter adjustments from June 8 to June 12.