Fairmount Line
Commuter Rail · Route
South ↔ Readville
Stations, live trains and next arrivals
4 service alertsSouth Station Escalator 388 (Lobby to CSA area) is unavailable due to maintenance.Timetable
Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.
Holiday: runs the Saturday schedule Sun, Nov 1
Still to come from last night's schedule:
On-time performance
How much of the time trains ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.
84% on time today
from 133 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 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 9 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 89% | 0% | 11% | 54 | – |
| 8 PM | 0% | 0% | 100% | 8 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 9 PM | 98% | 0% | 2% | 56 | – |
| 10 PM | 0% | 0% | 100% | 6 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from the Fairmount Line.
Rail
Transfer at South
CR Fall River/New Bedford LineTransfer at South
CR Framingham/Worcester LineTransfer at South
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at 9 stations: South, Newmarket, Uphams Corner…
CR Greenbush LineTransfer at South
CR Kingston LineTransfer at South
CR Needham LineTransfer at South
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at 9 stations: South, Newmarket, Uphams Corner…
CR Foxboro Event ServiceTransfer at South
Bus
- Fairmount Line ShuttleReadville – South StationAt South and 6 more stops
- Franklin Line ShuttleForge Park/495 – WalpoleAt South and 1 more stops
- 4North Station – Design CenterAt South
- 7City Point – Otis Street & Summer StreetAt South
- 8Harbor Point – Kenmore StationAt Newmarket
- 10City Point – Arlington StationAt Newmarket
- 11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer StreetAt South
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Uphams Corner
- 16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor PointAt Four Corners/Geneva
- 19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles StationAt Four Corners/Geneva
And 21 more routes at stops along the way. 21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street24Wakefield Avenue & Truman Parkway – Ashmont Station26Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street Loop28Mattapan Station – Ruggles Station29Mattapan Station – Jackson Square Station31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills Station33River Street & Milton Street – Mattapan Station41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass StationCommuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)CT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew StationKingston Line ShuttleSouth Weymouth – South StationRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)SL1Logan Airport Terminals – South StationSL2Design Center – South StationSL3Chelsea Station – South StationSL4Nubian Station – South StationSLWSilver Line Way – South StationWorcester Line ShuttleBoston Landing – South Station (Express)
About the Fairmount Line
The Fairmount Line (MBTA route ) is a Commuter Rail line with 9 stations between South and Readville.
Times with the live mark come from each train's GPS and MBTA's real-time predictions. Times marked "Not tracked" are scheduled trips with no train 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 the Fairmount Line run?
Every 30–120 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does the Fairmount Line start and stop?
The first train leaves around 7:00 AM and the last arrives around 11:25 PM.
Is the Fairmount Line the same as route ?
Yes. MBTA's schedule data lists the Fairmount Line as route .