Arlington Center – Lechmere Station
Bus · Route 87
Lechmere ↔ Arlington Center
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
2 service alertsThe Route 80, 87, & 88 outbound stop at Mc. Grath Hwy @ Poplar St has temporarily relocated to the front of the Mercedes Benz dealership due to construction.- Lechmere54 minthen 12:15 AM
- Somerville Ave @ Union SqDuethen 59 min
- Bow St @ Warren Ave1 minthen 59 min 3149 · On time
- Grove St @ Highland Ave9 minthen 11:33 PM
- Davis9 minthen 11:33 PM
- Broadway @ Dickson St13 minthen 11:37 PM
- Broadway @ Belknap St14 minthen 11:38 PM
- Broadway @ North St14 minthen 11:38 PM
- Broadway opp Clarendon Hill Busway15 minthen 11:39 PM
- Broadway @ Franklin StNo more buses
- Broadway @ Franklin St22 minthen 11:45 PM
- Broadway @ Massachusetts Ave22 minthen 11:45 PM
- Clarendon Hill Busway27 minthen 11:50 PM
- Broadway @ Garrison Ave27 minthen 11:50 PM
- Broadway @ Weston Ave28 minthen 11:51 PM
- Holland St @ Dover St30 minthen 11:53 PM
- Elm St @ Chester St31 minthen 11:54 PM
12 stops
- Somerville Ave @ Union Sq41 minthen 12:03 AM
- LechmereNo 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.
74% on time today
from 378 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 | 50% | 41% | 9% | 34 | – |
| 7 PM | 69% | 31% | 0% | 129 | – |
| 8 PM | 81% | 17% | 2% | 84 | – |
| 9 PM | 80% | 20% | 0% | 80 | – |
| 10 PM | 82% | 18% | 0% | 51 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 87.
Rail
Transfer at Lechmere
C Green Line CTransfer at Lechmere
D Green Line DTransfer at Lechmere
E Green Line ETransfer at Lechmere
Red Red LineTransfer at Davis
Bus
- 88Clarendon Hill – Lechmere StationAt Lechmere and 21 more stops
- 89Clarendon Hill or Davis Station – Sullivan Square StationAt Davis and 12 more stops
- 96Medford Square – Harvard StationAt Davis and 7 more stops
- 80Arlington Center – Lechmere StationAt Lechmere and 5 more stops
- 90Davis Station – Assembly RowAt Davis and 3 more stops
- 94Medford Square – Davis StationAt Davis and 3 more stops
- 77Arlington Heights – Harvard StationAt Broadway @ Franklin St and 1 more stops
- 350North Burlington – Alewife StationAt Broadway @ Franklin St and 1 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Davis and 1 more stops
- 69Harvard Square – Lechmere StationAt Lechmere
And 8 more routes at stops along the way. Green Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North StationGreen Line ShuttleUnion Square – North Station83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge89/93Clarendon Hill – Haymarket Station109Linden Square – Harvard Square via Sullivan85Assembly Row – Ruggles Station91Sullivan Square Station – Central Square, Cambridge95West Medford or Arlington Center – Sullivan Square Station
About route 87
Route 87 (Arlington Center – Lechmere Station) is a MBTA bus route with 34 stops between Lechmere and Arlington Center.
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 87 run?
Every 40–58 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 87 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 5:55 AM and the last arrives around 1:37 AM.
Where does route 87 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Lechmere (Green Line B, Green Line C, Green Line D, Green Line E); Davis (Red 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.