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Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station

Bus · Route 217

Ashmont via North Quincy ↔ Quincy Center via North Quincy

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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertAshmont Escalator 438 (Ashmont platform to Mattapan Line, busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.
Live data is delayed.
    1. AshmontRedM17 bus routesNo more buses
    2. Dorchester Ave @ Hurlcroft Ave5 bus routesNo more buses
    3. Dorchester Ave @ Gallivan Blvd5 bus routesNo more buses
    4. Dorchester Ave @ Valley Rd3 bus routesNo more buses
    5. 2165 Dorchester Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    6. Dorchester Ave @ St Gregory St3 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Dorchester Ave @ Richmond St3 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Dorchester Ave @ Washington St3 bus routesNo more buses
    9. 38 stops
    10. North QuincyRed8 bus routesNo more buses
    11. 5 stops
    12. North QuincyRed8 bus routesNo more buses
    13. 25 stops
    14. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    1. Atlantic Middle School1 bus routeNo more buses
    2. Hollis Ave @ Newbury Ave1 bus routeNo more buses
    3. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    4. 26 stops
    5. North QuincyRed8 bus routesNo more buses
    6. 42 stops
    7. Dorchester Ave opp Adirondack Pl3 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Dorchester Ave @ Richmond St3 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Dorchester Ave opp St Gregory St3 bus routesNo more buses
    10. Opp 2165 Dorchester Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    11. Dorchester Ave opp Valley Rd3 bus routesNo more buses
    12. Dorchester Ave @ Gallivan Blvd5 bus routesNo more buses
    13. Dorchester Ave @ Van Winkle St5 bus routesNo more buses
    14. AshmontRedM17 bus routesNo more buses
    Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no bus is reporting Rail connection Stops between timepoints are grouped: tap to open

    Timetable

    Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.

    No service on this day Sun, Nov 1

    On-time performance

    How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.

    No on-time data for route 217 yet.

    It builds up from live positions while buses are running. On time: no more than 1 min early or 5 min late, sampled once a minute from live positions.

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 217.

    Rail

    Red Red Line

    Transfer at 3 stops: Ashmont, North Quincy, Quincy Center…

     M Mattapan Line

    Transfer at Ashmont

     CR Fall River/New Bedford Line

    Transfer at Quincy Center

     CR Greenbush Line

    Transfer at Quincy Center

     CR Kingston Line

    Transfer at Quincy Center

    Bus

    And 12 more routes at stops along the way. Red/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMass18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street26Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street Loop216Houghs Neck – Quincy Center Station via Germantown220Hingham Depot – Quincy Center Station222Lovell Corners – Quincy Center Station225Weymouth Landing – Quincy Center Station230Montello Station – Quincy Center Station236South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center Station238Holbrook/Randolph Station – Quincy Center Station

    About route 217

    Route 217 (Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station) is a MBTA bus route with 79 stops between Ashmont and Quincy Center via North Quincy.

    Times with the live mark come from each bus's GPS and MBTA's real-time predictions. Times marked "Not tracked" are scheduled trips with no bus reporting. All other times are from MBTA's published schedule (feed Fall 2026, 2026-10-30T17:51:33+00:00, version D).

    Where does route 217 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Ashmont (Red Line, Mattapan Line); North Quincy (Red Line); Quincy Center (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line).

    What are timepoints?

    Timepoints are stops where the bus is scheduled to wait if it's running early; times at the stops between them are estimates. On long routes, the diagram shows timepoints, transfer stops and stops with a bus nearby, and groups the stops in between.