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Needham Line

Commuter Rail · Route

South ↔ Needham Heights

5 alerts Every 120 min 6:10 AM – 10:57 PM 1 train live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stations, live trains and next arrivals

5 service alertsSouth Station Escalator 388 (Lobby to CSA area) is unavailable due to maintenance.
Live data is delayed.
    1. Forest HillsOrangeCRCR24 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    2. SouthRedCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCR25 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    3. Back BayOrangeCRCRCRCR19 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    4. RugglesOrangeCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    5. Back BayOrangeCRCRCRCR19 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    6. RugglesOrangeCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    7. Back BayOrangeCRCRCRCR19 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    8. RugglesOrangeCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    9. Forest HillsOrangeCRCR24 bus routesElevator out3 min 1844 · On time
    10. Roslindale Village12 bus routes6 min
    11. Bellevue6 bus routes10 min
    12. Highland5 bus routes12 min
    13. West Roxbury5 bus routes13 min
    14. Hersey2 bus routes18 min
    15. Needham Junction3 bus routes21 min
    16. Needham Center3 bus routes26 min
    17. Needham Heights3 bus routesNo more trains
    1. Needham Heights3 bus routesNo more trains
    2. Needham Center3 bus routesNo more trains
    3. Needham Junction3 bus routesNo more trains
    4. Hersey2 bus routesNo more trains
    5. West Roxbury5 bus routesNo more trains
    6. Highland5 bus routesNo more trains
    7. Bellevue6 bus routesNo more trains
    8. Roslindale Village12 bus routesNo more trains
    9. Forest HillsOrangeCRCR24 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    10. RugglesOrangeCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    11. Back BayOrangeCRCRCRCR19 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    12. RugglesOrangeCRCR22 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    13. Back BayOrangeCRCRCRCR19 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    14. SouthRedCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCR25 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    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

    No scheduled departures here in this direction on this day.

    On-time performance

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

    79% on time today

    from 164 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 PM20%80%0%20 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–
    7 PM79%21%0%71–
    8 PM91%0%9%47–
    10 PM100%0%0%26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–

    Connections

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

    Rail

    Orange Orange Line

    Transfer at 3 stations: Forest Hills, Back Bay, Ruggles…

     CR Franklin/Foxboro Line

    Transfer at 4 stations: Forest Hills, South, Back Bay…

     CR Providence/Stoughton Line

    Transfer at 4 stations: Forest Hills, South, Back Bay…

     Red Red Line

    Transfer at South

     CR Fairmount Line

    Transfer at South

     CR Fall River/New Bedford Line

    Transfer at South

     CR Framingham/Worcester Line

    Transfer at South and Back Bay

     CR Greenbush Line

    Transfer at South

     CR Kingston Line

    Transfer at South

     CR Foxboro Event Service

    Transfer at South and Back Bay

    Bus

    And 45 more routes at stops along the way. 39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay Station40Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station50Cleary Square – Forest Hills Station51Reservoir Station – Forest Hills StationWorcester Line ShuttleBoston Landing – South Station (Express)4North Station – Design Center7City Point – Otis Street & Summer Street8Harbor Point – Kenmore Station9City Point – Copley Square10City Point – Arlington Station11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer Street14Roslindale Square – Heath Street15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles Station16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles Station21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street28Mattapan Station – Ruggles Station31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station43Ruggles Station – Park Street Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station65Brighton Center – Ruggles Station85Assembly Row – Ruggles Station501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street504Watertown Yard – Federal Street & Franklin StreetCommuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)CT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew StationFairmount Line ShuttleReadville – South StationFranklin Line ShuttleForge Park/495 – WalpoleGreen Line B ShuttleWashington Street – KenmoreGreen Line C ShuttleSaint Mary's Street – KenmoreGreen Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)Green Line ShuttleUnion Square – North 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 Station

    About the Needham Line

    The Needham Line (MBTA route ) is a Commuter Rail line with 17 stations between Forest Hills and Needham Heights.

    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 Needham Line run?

    Every 120 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does the Needham Line start and stop?

    The first train leaves around 6:10 AM and the last arrives around 10:57 PM.

    Is the Needham Line the same as route ?

    Yes. MBTA's schedule data lists the Needham Line as route .