Orange Line
Subway · Route
Oak Grove ↔ Forest Hills
Stations, live trains and next arrivals
16 service alertsThe platform at Jackson Square is undergoing renovations to improve safety and accessibility. Sections of the platform are unlevel, which may make it difficult for some riders to board and exit trains.- Bunched · 3 min apart · to Forest Hills
- Bunched · 4 min apart · to Oak Grove
- Gap · 16 min · to Oak Grove
- Not tracked · to Oak Grove
- Oak Grove4 minthen 20 min
- Malden Center5 minthen 21 min
- Wellington8 minthen 24 min
- Assembly3 minthen 11 min 1544 · 1 min late
- Sullivan Square7 minthen 14 min
- Community College17 minthen 33 min
- North5 minthen 14 min 1450 · 6 min late
- Haymarket7 minthen 16 min
- State9 minthen 18 min
- Downtown CrossingDuethen 10 min
- ChinatownDuethen 11 min 1456 · 6 min late
- Tufts Medical Center2 minthen 12 min
- Back Bay4 minthen 14 min
- Massachusetts Avenue6 minthen 16 min
- RugglesDuethen 7 min
- Roxbury Crossing1 minthen 9 min 1448 · 10 min late
- Jackson SquareDuethen 3 min 1436 · 16 min late
- Stony Brook2 minthen 4 min
- Green Street3 minthen 6 min
- Forest HillsNo more trains
- Forest Hills9 minNot trackedthen 12 min
- Green Street10 minNot trackedthen 13 min
- Stony Brook12 minNot trackedthen 15 min
- Jackson Square14 minNot trackedthen 17 min
- Roxbury Crossing16 minNot trackedthen 19 min
- Ruggles17 minNot trackedthen 20 min
- Massachusetts Avenue18 minNot trackedthen 21 min
- Back Bay1 minthen 20 min Not tracked 1530 · 4 min late
- Tufts Medical Center3 minthen 22 min Not tracked
- Chinatown5 minthen 23 min Not tracked
- Downtown CrossingDuethen 6 min
- State1 minthen 7 min 1484 · 8 min late
- Haymarket2 minthen 8 min
- North3 minthen 9 min
- Community College11 minthen 30 min Not tracked
- Sullivan Square5 minthen 10 min 1514 · 14 min late
- Assembly7 minthen 13 min
- Wellington9 minthen 15 min
- Malden Center12 minthen 18 min
- Oak GroveNo more trains 1478 · 8 min late
Timetable
Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.
Sunday 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.
32% on time today
from 1,862 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 | 22% | 78% | 0% | 144 | – |
| 7 PM | 21% | 79% | 0% | 504 | – |
| 8 PM | 32% | 68% | 0% | 477 | – |
| 9 PM | 46% | 54% | 0% | 504 | – |
| 10 PM | 36% | 64% | 0% | 233 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from the Orange Line.
Rail
Transfer at 3 stations: Oak Grove, Malden Center, North…
B Green Line BTransfer at North and Haymarket
C Green Line CTransfer at North and Haymarket
D Green Line DTransfer at North and Haymarket
E Green Line ETransfer at North and Haymarket
CR Fitchburg LineTransfer at North
CR Lowell LineTransfer at North
CR Newburyport/Rockport LineTransfer at North
Blue Blue LineTransfer at State
Red Red LineTransfer at Downtown Crossing
CR Framingham/Worcester LineTransfer at Back Bay
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at 3 stations: Back Bay, Ruggles, Forest Hills…
CR Needham LineTransfer at 3 stations: Back Bay, Ruggles, Forest Hills…
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at 3 stations: Back Bay, Ruggles, Forest Hills…
CR Foxboro Event ServiceTransfer at Back Bay
Bus
- Orange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateAt Oak Grove and 15 more stops
- 39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay StationAt Haymarket and 6 more stops
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Haymarket and 5 more stops
- Green Line ShuttleUnion Square – North StationAt North and 5 more stops
- 57Watertown Yard – Kenmore StationAt Haymarket and 3 more stops
- 92Sullivan Square Station – Downtown via Main StreetAt North and 3 more stops
- 93Sullivan Square Station – Downtown via Bunker Hill StreetAt North and 3 more stops
- 4North Station – Design CenterAt North and 2 more stops
- Haverhill Line ShuttleReading – Oak GroveAt Oak Grove and 2 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Haymarket and 2 more stops
And 76 more routes at stops along the way. 43Ruggles Station – Park Street StationGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North Station89/93Clarendon Hill – Haymarket Station111Woodlawn – Haymarket Station116Wonderland Station – Maverick Station131Melrose Highlands – Malden Center Station132Redstone Shopping Center – Malden Center Station137Reading Depot – Malden Center Station354North Burlington – State Street, Boston426Central Square, Lynn – Haymarket or Wonderland Station428Oaklandvale – Haymarket StationBlue Line ShuttleWonderland – Suffolk Downs11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer Street22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street504Watertown Yard – Federal Street & Franklin StreetSL5Nubian Station – Temple Place19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station85Assembly Row – Ruggles Station97Malden Center Station – Wellington Station99Woodland Road – Wellington Station101Malden Center Station – Sullivan Square Station via Winter Hill105Malden Center Station – Sullivan Square Station via Newland Street Housing106Lebanon Loop – Wellington Station108Linden Square – Wellington Station8Harbor Point – Kenmore Station9City Point – Copley Square10City Point – Arlington Station16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street28Mattapan Station – Ruggles Station30Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Cummins Highway and Roslindale Square31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills Station34Dedham Mall – Forest Hills Station34EWalpole Center – Forest Hills Station35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills Station37Baker Street & Vermont Street – Forest Hills Station38Wren Street – Forest Hills Station40Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station50Cleary Square – Forest Hills Station51Reservoir Station – Forest Hills Station65Brighton Center – Ruggles Station104Malden Center Station – Airport Station411Kennedy Drive or Jack Satter House – Malden Center Station430Saugus Center – Malden Center Station450Salem Depot – Wonderland or Haymarket StationCT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew StationGreen Line B ShuttleWashington Street – KenmoreGreen Line C ShuttleSaint Mary's Street – KenmoreGreen Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)Needham Line ShuttleNewton Highlands – Forest HillsNewburyport Line ShuttleSalem – Oak Grove (Local)Newburyport/Rockport Line ShuttleSwampscott – North Station (Limited)Worcester Line ShuttleBoston Landing – South Station (Express)SL4Nubian Station – South Station1Harvard Square – Nubian Station14Roslindale Square – Heath Street29Mattapan Station – Jackson Square Station41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station66Harvard Square – Nubian Station89Clarendon Hill or Davis Station – Sullivan Square Station90Davis Station – Assembly Row91Sullivan Square Station – Central Square, Cambridge95West Medford or Arlington Center – Sullivan Square Station100Elm Street – Wellington Station109Linden Square – Harvard Square via Sullivan110Wonderland Station – Wellington Station112Wellington Station – Wood Island Station134North Woburn – Wellington Station
About the Orange Line
The Orange Line (MBTA route ) is a Subway line with 20 stations between Oak Grove and Forest Hills.
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 Orange Line run?
Every 10 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does the Orange Line start and stop?
The first train leaves around 5:30 AM and the last arrives around 1:36 AM.
Is the Orange Line the same as route ?
Yes. MBTA's schedule data lists the Orange Line as route .