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Malden Center Station – Wellington Station

Bus · Route 97

Wellington ↔ Malden

1 alert Every 70–76 min 8:50 AM – 7:59 PM 0 buses live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertMalden Center Escalator 312 (Street level to Commuter Rail platform) unavailable due to maintenance.
Live data is delayed.
    1. WellingtonOrange11 bus routesNo more buses
    2. Gateway Center opp Texas Roadhouse1 bus routeNo more buses
    3. Gateway Center @ Target1 bus routeNo more buses
    4. Santilli Circle4 bus routesNo more buses
    5. Broadway @ Gladstone St3 bus routesNo more buses
    6. Broadway @ Everett Sq4 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Broadway @ Mansfield St2 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Broadway @ High St2 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Hancock St @ Glendale RdNo more buses
    10. Hancock St @ Central AveNo more buses
    11. Hancock St @ Belmont StNo more buses
    12. 62 Belmont St opp Kinsman StNo more buses
    13. Belmont St @ Main St3 bus routesNo more buses
    14. Main St @ Clarendon St3 bus routesNo more buses
    15. Medford St @ Main St3 bus routesNo more buses
    16. Medford St @ Brackenbury StNo more buses
    17. Medford St @ Green StNo more buses
    18. Commercial St @ Medford StNo more buses
    19. Commercial St @ Charles StNo more buses
    20. Malden CenterOrangeCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    1. Malden CenterOrangeCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    2. Commercial St @ Charles StNo more buses
    3. Commercial St @ Medford StNo more buses
    4. Medford St @ Green StNo more buses
    5. Medford St @ Brackenbury StNo more buses
    6. Medford St @ Main St3 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Main St @ Converse Ave3 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Belmont St @ Main St3 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Belmont St @ Kinsman StNo more buses
    10. Hancock St @ Belmont StNo more buses
    11. Hancock St @ Tappan StNo more buses
    12. Hancock St @ Dean StNo more buses
    13. Broadway @ Maple Ave2 bus routesNo more buses
    14. Broadway @ Church St2 bus routesNo more buses
    15. Broadway @ Norwood St4 bus routesNo more buses
    16. Broadway opp Second St4 bus routesNo more buses
    17. Broadway @ Gladstone St3 bus routesNo more buses
    18. Santilli Circle4 bus routesNo more buses
    19. Gateway Center opp Texas Roadhouse1 bus routeNo more buses
    20. Gateway Center @ Target1 bus routeNo more buses
    21. Corporation Way7 bus routesNo more buses
    22. WellingtonOrange11 bus routesNo more buses
    Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no bus is reporting Rail connection

    Timetable

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

    Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

    8 AM
    50
    10 AM
    05
    11 AM
    20
    12 PM
    35
    1 PM
    50
    3 PM
    05
    4 PM
    25
    5 PM
    45
    6 PM
    55

    On-time performance

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

    57% on time today

    from 68 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 PM63%0%38%16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–
    7 PM56%0%44%52–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 97.

    Rail

    Orange Orange Line

    Transfer at Wellington and Malden Center

     CR Haverhill Line

    Transfer at Malden Center

    Bus

    And 8 more routes at stops along the way. 101Malden Center Station – Sullivan Square Station via Winter Hill131Melrose Highlands – Malden Center Station132Redstone Shopping Center – Malden Center Station137Reading Depot – Malden Center Station411Kennedy Drive or Jack Satter House – Malden Center Station430Saugus Center – Malden Center StationHaverhill Line ShuttleReading – Oak Grove109Linden Square – Harvard Square via Sullivan

    About route 97

    Route 97 (Malden Center Station – Wellington Station) is a MBTA bus route with 20 stops between Wellington and Malden.

    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 97 run?

    Every 70–76 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 97 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 8:50 AM and the last arrives around 7:59 PM.

    Where does route 97 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Wellington (Orange Line); Malden Center (Orange Line, Haverhill 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.