40

Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station

Bus · Route 40

Forest Hills ↔ Georgetowne

1 alert Every 60 min 5:55 AM – 9:42 PM 0 buses live
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Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertForest Hills Elevator 841 (Commuter Rail platform to lobby) is unavailable.
Live data is delayed.
    1. Forest HillsOrangeCRCRCR23 bus routesNo more buses
    2. 3867 Washington St opp Tollgate Way9 bus routesNo more buses
    3. Washington St @ Lochdale Rd9 bus routesNo more buses
    4. Washington St @ Archdale Rd9 bus routesNo more buses
    5. Washington St @ Mosgrove Ave9 bus routesNo more buses
    6. Washington St opp Granfield Ave9 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Washington St @ South St9 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Poplar St @ South St10 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Washington St @ Albano St3 bus routesNo more buses
    10. Washington St @ Durnell Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    11. Washington St @ Metropolitan Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    12. 20 stops
    13. 136 Georgetowne PlNo more buses
    1. 136 Georgetowne PlNo more buses
    2. 19 stops
    3. Washington St @ Metropolitan Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    4. Washington St @ Rosecliff St3 bus routesNo more buses
    5. Washington St @ Albano St3 bus routesNo more buses
    6. Washington St @ Poplar St9 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Washington St @ Cummins Hwy10 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Washington St @ Firth Rd9 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Washington St @ Granfield Ave9 bus routesNo more buses
    10. Washington St @ Whipple Ave9 bus routesNo more buses
    11. Washington St @ Archdale Rd9 bus routesNo more buses
    12. Washington St @ Aldwin Rd9 bus routesNo more buses
    13. Washington St @ Tollgate Way9 bus routesNo more buses
    14. Forest HillsOrangeCRCRCR23 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.

    Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

    5 AM
    55
    6 AM
    55
    7 AM
    55
    8 AM
    55
    9 AM
    55
    10 AM
    55
    11 AM
    55
    12 PM
    55
    1 PM
    54
    2 PM
    51
    3 PM
    51
    4 PM
    51
    5 PM
    51
    6 PM
    51
    7 PM
    51
    8 PM
    51

    On-time performance

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

    78% on time today

    from 144 vehicle-minutes

    • On time
    • Late (over 5 min)
    • Early (over 1 min)
    • Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes
    On time: no more than 1 min early or 5 min late, sampled once a minute from live positions. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each hour.
    Hour-by-hour numbers
    HourOn timeLateEarlyVehicle-minutesPrevious 0 days, on time
    6 PM88%0%13%16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–
    7 PM87%0%13%45–
    8 PM70%0%30%53–
    9 PM73%0%27%30–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 40.

    Rail

    Bus

    And 9 more routes at stops along the way. 16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills Station38Wren Street – Forest Hills Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian StationOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – State33River Street & Milton Street – Mattapan Station14Roslindale Square – Heath Street

    About route 40

    Route 40 (Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station) is a MBTA bus route with 32 stops between Forest Hills and Georgetowne.

    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 40 run?

    Every 60 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 40 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 5:55 AM and the last arrives around 9:42 PM.

    Where does route 40 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Forest Hills (Orange Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton 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.