Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street Loop
Bus · Route 26
Gallivan Blvd via Norfolk St ↔ Ashmont via Washington St
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertAshmont Escalator 438 (Ashmont platform to Mattapan Line, busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.- Gallivan Blvd @ Morton St18 minthen 46 min
- Gallivan Blvd opp Arbella Rd18 minthen 46 min
- Gallivan Blvd @ Oakridge St19 minthen 47 min
- Gallivan Blvd @ Pleasant Hill Ave19 minthen 47 min
- Washington St @ Gallivan Blvd20 minthen 48 min
- Washington St opp Codman Hill Ave20 minthen 48 min
- Washington St @ Dailey Way21 minthen 49 min
- Washington St @ Fuller St21 minthen 49 min
- Washington St @ Burt St21 minthen 49 min
- Washington St opp Armandine St21 minthen 49 min
- Washington St @ Ashmont St22 minthen 50 min
- Washington St @ Welles Ave22 minthen 50 min
- Washington St @ Lithgow St22 minthen 50 min
- Talbot Ave @ Lithgow St23 minthen 51 min
- Talbot Ave @ Welles Ave24 minthen 52 min
- Talbot Ave @ Dorchester Ave25 minthen 53 min
- AshmontNo more buses
- Ashmont4 minthen 34 min 0834 · On time
- Talbot Ave @ Dorchester Ave6 minthen 35 min
- Talbot Ave @ Welles Ave7 minthen 35 min
- Talbot Ave @ Centre St7 minthen 36 min
- 355 Norfolk St opp Withington St8 minthen 37 min
- Norfolk St @ Darlington St9 minthen 38 min
- Norfolk St @ Milton Ave10 minthen 39 min
- Norfolk St @ Charles Rd10 minthen 39 min
- 227 Norfolk St opp Stanton St11 minthen 40 min
- 247 Norfolk St opp Capen St11 minthen 40 min
- Norfolk St opp Nelson St12 minthen 41 min
- Norfolk St @ Willowwood St13 minthen 42 min
- Norfolk St @ Morton St13 minthen 42 min
- Morton St @ Evans St14 minthen 43 min
- Morton St @ Lorna Rd15 minthen 44 min
- Gallivan Blvd @ Morton StNo more buses
Timetable
Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.
Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1
Still to come from last night's schedule:
On-time performance
How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.
64% on time today
from 229 vehicle-minutes
- On time
- Late (over 5 min)
- Early (over 1 min)
- Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes
Hour-by-hour numbers
| Hour | On time | Late | Early | Vehicle-minutes | Previous 0 days, on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 PM | 61% | 0% | 39% | 18 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 74% | 0% | 26% | 76 | – |
| 8 PM | 62% | 0% | 38% | 53 | – |
| 9 PM | 55% | 0% | 45% | 56 | – |
| 10 PM | 62% | 0% | 38% | 26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 26.
Rail
Bus
- 21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills StationAt Gallivan Blvd @ Morton St and 8 more stops
- 22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot AvenueAt Ashmont and 4 more stops
- 23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington StreetAt Ashmont and 4 more stops
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Ashmont and 1 more stops
- 18Ashmont Station – Andrew StationAt Ashmont and 1 more stops
- 24Wakefield Avenue & Truman Parkway – Ashmont StationAt Ashmont
- 215Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station via West QuincyAt Ashmont
- 217Quincy Center Station – Ashmont StationAt Ashmont
- 240Avon Square – Ashmont StationAt Ashmont
- Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Ashmont (Shuttle)At Ashmont
And 3 more routes at stops along the way. Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)Red/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMassFairmount Line ShuttleReadville – South Station
About route 26
Route 26 (Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street Loop) is a MBTA bus route with 17 stops between Gallivan Blvd @ Morton St and Ashmont via Washington St.
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).
How often does route 26 run?
Every 30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 26 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:19 AM.
Where does route 26 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Ashmont (Red Line, Mattapan 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.