Fitchburg Line
Commuter Rail · Route
North ↔ Wachusett
Stations, live trains and next arrivals
4 service alertsLittleton/Route 495 passengers can expect occasional traffic and detours when accessing the station due to the Foster Street reconstruction work.- North11:40 PM
- Porter11:50 PM
- Belmont11:55 PM
- Waverley11:57 PM
- Waltham12:02 AM
- Brandeis/Roberts12:05 AM
- Kendal Green12:09 AM
- Silver HillNo more trains
- Lincoln12:14 AM
- Concord12:19 AM
- West Concord12:23 AM
- South ActonNo more trains
- Littleton/Route 495No more trains
- Littleton/Route 495No more trains
- AyerNo more trains
- ShirleyNo more trains
- North LeominsterNo more trains
- FitchburgNo more trains
- WachusettNo more trains
- WachusettNo more trains
- FitchburgNo more trains
- North LeominsterNo more trains
- ShirleyNo more trains
- AyerNo more trains
- Littleton/Route 495No more trains
- South ActonNo more trains
- West ConcordNo more trains
- ConcordNo more trains
- LincolnNo more trains
- Silver HillNo more trains
- Kendal GreenNo more trains
- Brandeis/RobertsNo more trains
- WalthamNo more trains
- WaverleyNo more trains
- BelmontNo more trains
- PorterNo more trains
- NorthNo more trains 1719 · 4 min early
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.
68% on time today
from 321 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 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 32 | – |
| 7 PM | 34% | 51% | 15% | 106 | – |
| 8 PM | 70% | 30% | 0% | 30 | – |
| 9 PM | 96% | 0% | 4% | 112 | – |
| 10 PM | 54% | 0% | 46% | 41 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from the Fitchburg Line.
Rail
Transfer at North
B Green Line BTransfer at North
C Green Line CTransfer at North
D Green Line DTransfer at North
E Green Line ETransfer at North
CR Haverhill LineTransfer at North
CR Lowell LineTransfer at North
CR Newburyport/Rockport LineTransfer at North
Red Red LineTransfer at Porter
Bus
- Fitchburg Line ShuttleWachusett – ShirleyAt Belmont and 13 more stops
- 553Roberts – Newton CornerAt Waltham and 1 more stops
- 554Waverley Square – Newton CornerAt Waverley and 1 more stops
- 4North Station – Design CenterAt North
- 61North Waltham – Waltham CenterAt Waltham
- 70Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University ParkAt Waltham
- 73Waverley Square – Harvard StationAt Waverley
- 74Belmont Center – Harvard via Concord AvenueAt Belmont
- 75Belmont Center – Harvard via Huron AvenueAt Belmont
- 77Arlington Heights – Harvard StationAt Porter
And 12 more routes at stops along the way. 83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge96Medford Square – Harvard Station505Waltham Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street556Waltham Highlands – Newton Corner558Riverside Station – Newton CornerGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North StationGreen Line ShuttleUnion Square – North StationHaverhill Line ShuttleReading – Oak GroveLowell Line ShuttleLowell – WilmingtonNewburyport/Rockport Line ShuttleSwampscott – North Station (Limited)Orange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)
About the Fitchburg Line
The Fitchburg Line (MBTA route ) is a Commuter Rail line with 19 stations between North and Wachusett.
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 Fitchburg Line run?
Every 120–180 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does the Fitchburg Line start and stop?
The first train leaves around 5:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:16 AM.
Is the Fitchburg Line the same as route ?
Yes. MBTA's schedule data lists the Fitchburg Line as route .