Summertime Cape Cod Train Will Run Yearly

After better-than-expected ridership this year, the state announced Tuesday that summertime weekend train service connecting Boston and Cape Cod will become permanent.

The Boston-to-Hyannis CapeFLYER train runs from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.

The state will also add a stop on the line in Wareham, it said, beginning next year.

Additionally, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will conduct a feasibility study of year-round weekend rail service.

Beyond the Wareham stop, Tom Care, with the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, said more stations could be added in the future.

"We've contemplated putting a stop underneath the Bourne Bridge on the south side so people going to Sandwich and Falmouth can access those communities in a more efficient manner," he told WBUR.

Nearly 17,000 people rode on the service this past summer, according to the state.