The station has been closed to commuters for the past 20 months as it has undergone renovations intended to make it accessible for all commuters.

QUINCY — After a summer that saw a train derailment, nonstop service delays and shuttle buses and the promise of more disruptions in the fall, Red Line riders finally have some good news: Wollaston Station reopens Friday.

The station has been closed for the last 20 months as it has undergone renovations to make it fully accessible for all commuters for the first time.

"We are very excited to open up the new Wollaston Station, and I want to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during the period of construction," MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a statement Thursday. "Wollaston now joins the Red Line’s 21 other stations in being fully accessible to people of all abilities."

Poftak will be at the station Friday morning to greet commuters as they take their first look at the new and improved Wollaston Station.

The station closed in January 2018 for a $36 million renovation project intended to modernize it and make it accessible to disabled riders. With the reopening of Wollaston Station, the Red Line becomes the MBTA's first fully accessible T line.

The station transformation includes three new elevators, two new escalators, two more stairways, accessible bathrooms and additional customer paths into the station allowing for better connection from the parking lot to Newport Avenue. The cost to park at the new station is $6 per day.

The reopening of Wollaston Station is welcome news for Red Line riders, who are still suffering amid the fallout from a June 11 derailment that severely damaged three of the T's signal bays. Commuters have had to contend with slower trains as well as construction projects at Wollaston and Quincy's other three stations. Trains have bypassed Wollaston Station since it closed for renovations, forcing riders to take shuttle buses to the other stations.

The shuttle buses will continue running for another week, T officials said. The Quincy Center commuter rail will continue to cost commuters $2.40 until the North Quincy garage opens in 2020.

The MBTA is in the midst of a $1 billion transformation of its south-side Red Line service that includes major renovations to all five T stations south of Boston, which includes one station in Braintree and four in Quincy. The project includes an overhaul of the line’s automated signal system, which has been a major cause for delays in the past, and a $640 million investment in replacing its aging fleet of trains.

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