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Fitchburg Line

Commuter Rail · Route

North ↔ Wachusett

4 alerts Every 120–180 min 5:00 AM – 1:16 AM 1 train live
Track live
Direction
Live · as of 10:25 PM

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.
Live data is delayed.
    1. NorthOrangeBCDECRCRCR22 bus routesElevator out11:40 PM
    2. PorterRed9 bus routesElevator out11:50 PM
    3. Belmont3 bus routes11:55 PM
    4. Waverley3 bus routes11:57 PM
    5. Waltham5 bus routes12:02 AM
    6. Brandeis/Roberts2 bus routes12:05 AM
    7. Kendal Green12:09 AM
    8. Silver HillNo more trains
    9. Lincoln1 bus route12:14 AM
    10. Concord1 bus route12:19 AM
    11. West Concord1 bus route12:23 AM
    12. South Acton2 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    13. Littleton/Route 4953 bus routesNo more trains
    14. Littleton/Route 4953 bus routesNo more trains
    15. Ayer1 bus routeNo more trains
    16. Shirley2 bus routesNo more trains
    17. North Leominster3 bus routesNo more trains
    18. Fitchburg3 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    19. Wachusett3 bus routesNo more trains
    1. Wachusett3 bus routesNo more trains
    2. Fitchburg3 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    3. North Leominster3 bus routesNo more trains
    4. Shirley2 bus routesNo more trains
    5. Ayer1 bus routeNo more trains
    6. Littleton/Route 4953 bus routesNo more trains
    7. South Acton2 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    8. West Concord1 bus routeNo more trains
    9. Concord1 bus routeNo more trains
    10. Lincoln1 bus routeNo more trains
    11. Silver HillNo more trains
    12. Kendal GreenNo more trains
    13. Brandeis/Roberts2 bus routesNo more trains
    14. Waltham8 bus routesNo more trains
    15. Waverley3 bus routesNo more trains
    16. Belmont3 bus routesNo more trains
    17. PorterRed9 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    18. NorthOrangeBCDECRCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains 1719 · 4 min early
    Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no train is reporting Transfer station

    Timetable

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

    Holiday: runs the Saturday schedule Sun, Nov 1

    7 AM
    45
    10 AM
    15
    12 PM
    15
    2 PM
    15
    4 PM
    15
    6 PM
    15
    8 PM
    40
    11 PM
    next 40

    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
    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 PM97%3%0%32–
    7 PM34%51%15%106–
    8 PM70%30%0%30–
    9 PM96%0%4%112–
    10 PM54%0%46%41–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from the Fitchburg Line.

    Rail

    Bus

    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 .