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Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station

Bus · Route 47

Broadway ↔ Central Square

Delays Every 50–55 min 7:25 AM – 1:17 AM 2 buses live
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Direction
Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Live data is delayed.
    1. Broadway Station - Red Line19 bus routes34 minthen 11:50 PM
    2. 3 stops
    3. Harrison Ave @ E Newton St3 bus routes39 minthen 11:55 PM
    4. Harrison Ave @ Worcester Sq2 bus routes40 minthen 11:56 PM
    5. Harrison Ave @ E Lenox St1 bus route41 minthen 11:57 PM
    6. Harrison Ave @ Melnea Cass Blvd4 bus routes42 minthen 11:58 PM
    7. Washington St @ Williams St6 bus routes43 minthen 11:59 PM
    8. Washington St @ Ruggles St5 bus routes44 minthen 12:00 AM
    9. Nubian15 bus routes45 minthen 12:01 AM
    10. Washington St opp Ruggles St5 bus routes46 minthen 12:01 AM
    11. Melnea Cass Blvd @ Washington St6 bus routes1 minthen 47 min 1827 · 4 min late
    12. Melnea Cass Blvd opp Kerr Way2 bus routes2 minthen 48 min
    13. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes4 minthen 49 min
    14. Ruggles St @ Parker St7 bus routes6 minthen 51 min
    15. Ruggles St @ Huntington Ave11 bus routes7 minthen 51 min
    16. Ave Louis Pasteur @ The Fenway6 bus routes10 minthen 54 min
    17. Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave10 bus routes11 minthen 55 min
    18. Longwood Ave @ Binney St6 bus routes12 minthen 56 min
    19. Brookline Ave @ Longwood Ave16 bus routes13 minthen 57 min
    20. Brookline Ave opp Short St6 bus routes14 minthen 58 min
    21. Brookline Ave @ The Fenway5 bus routes15 minthen 59 min
    22. Park Dr @ Fenway Station13 bus routes16 minthen 11:26 PM
    23. Park Dr @ Beacon St4 bus routes17 minthen 11:27 PM
    24. 7 stops
    25. Green St @ Pearl St11 bus routes30 minthen 11:40 PM
    26. Green St @ Magazine St9 bus routesNo more buses
    1. Green St @ Magazine St9 bus routes34 minthen 11:55 PM
    2. 6 stops
    3. Park Dr @ Beacon St4 bus routes42 minthen 12:03 AM
    4. Park Dr @ Fenway Sta13 bus routes43 minthen 12:04 AM
    5. Brookline Ave @ Pilgrim Rd5 bus routesDuethen 45 min 1853 · 5 min late
    6. Brookline Ave @ Short St6 bus routes1 minthen 46 min
    7. Longwood Ave @ Brookline Ave16 bus routes2 minthen 47 min
    8. Longwood Ave @ Blackfan St4 bus routes3 minthen 48 min
    9. Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave10 bus routes3 minthen 48 min
    10. Ave Louis Pasteur @ The Fenway6 bus routes4 minthen 49 min
    11. Ruggles St @ Huntington Ave11 bus routes6 minthen 51 min
    12. Ruggles St @ Annunciation Rd7 bus routes6 minthen 51 min
    13. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes7 minthen 52 min
    14. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes8 minthen 53 min
    15. Tremont St @ Whittier St3 bus routes9 minthen 54 min
    16. 3 stops
    17. Nubian15 bus routes12 minthen 57 min
    18. Washington St opp Ruggles St5 bus routes13 minthen 58 min
    19. Washington St @ Melnea Cass Blvd8 bus routes14 minthen 59 min
    20. Melnea Cass Blvd @ Harrison Ave4 bus routes15 minthen 11:26 PM
    21. Albany St opp Randall St1 bus route16 minthen 11:27 PM
    22. Albany St opp Boston Medical4 bus routes18 minthen 11:29 PM
    23. 4 stops
    24. Broadway Station - Red Line19 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

    7 AM
    25
    8 AM
    1055
    9 AM
    40
    10 AM
    30
    11 AM
    20
    12 PM
    15
    1 PM
    10
    2 PM
    05
    3 PM
    0055
    4 PM
    50
    5 PM
    45
    6 PM
    40
    7 PM
    35
    8 PM
    30
    9 PM
    20
    10 PM
    10
    11 PM
    next 0050
    After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
    12 AM
    40

    On-time performance

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

    58% on time today

    from 433 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 PM28%53%19%32–
    7 PM43%39%18%114–
    8 PM59%40%1%106–
    9 PM64%36%0%129–
    10 PM94%6%0%52–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 47.

    Rail

    Orange Orange Line

    Transfer at Ruggles

     CR Franklin/Foxboro Line

    Transfer at Ruggles

     CR Needham Line

    Transfer at Ruggles

     CR Providence/Stoughton Line

    Transfer at Ruggles

    Bus

    And 27 more routes at stops along the way. 22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street43Ruggles Station – Park Street Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station70Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer Street64Oak Square – Kendall/Mit Station83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge91Sullivan Square Station – Central Square, CambridgeOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – State57Watertown Yard – Kenmore Station171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian Station60Chestnut Hill – Kenmore StationGreen Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)SL4Nubian Station – South StationSL5Nubian Station – Temple Place10City Point – Arlington Station39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay Station14Roslindale Square – Heath Street35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills Station41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station66Harvard Square – Nubian StationGreen Line C ShuttleSaint Mary's Street – KenmoreGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North Station

    About route 47

    Route 47 (Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station) is a MBTA bus route with 34 stops between Broadway Station - Red Line and Central Square.

    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 47 run?

    Every 50–55 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 47 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 7:25 AM and the last arrives around 1:17 AM.

    Where does route 47 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Ruggles (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.