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Red Line

Subway · Route

Alewife ↔ Ashmont

15 alerts Every 6 min 5:57 AM – 1:06 AM 14 trains live
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Direction
Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stations, live trains and next arrivals

15 service alertsAndrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.
Live data is delayed.
    1. Alewife13 bus routesElevator outDuethen 6 min
    2. Davis12 bus routesDuethen 8 min
    3. PorterCR9 bus routesElevator out1 minthen 10 min 1709 · 3 min late
    4. Harvard24 bus routes3 minthen 13 min
    5. Central15 bus routes7 minthen 11 min
    6. Kendall/MIT17 bus routesDuethen 9 min 1916 · 1 min early
    7. Charles/MGH12 bus routesElevator outDuethen 2 min
    8. Park StreetBCDE17 bus routes1 minthen 4 min 1906 · 2 min late
    9. Downtown CrossingOrange16 bus routesElevator out2 minthen 5 min
    10. SouthCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCR25 bus routesElevator out4 minthen 7 min
    11. Broadway20 bus routesElevator outDuethen 6 min
    12. Andrew20 bus routesElevator out2 minthen 8 min 1848 · 2 min late
    13. JFK/UMassCRCRCR22 bus routesDuethen 10 min
    14. North Quincy11 bus routes6 minthen 17 min 1855 · 3 min late
    15. Wollaston6 bus routes8 minthen 19 min
    16. Quincy CenterCRCRCR19 bus routes10 minthen 22 min
    17. Quincy Adams8 bus routes13 minthen 25 min
    18. BraintreeCRCR12 bus routesElevator outNo more trains 1924 · 2 min early
    19. JFK/UMassCRCRCR22 bus routes4 minthen 13 min
    20. Savin Hill5 minthen 15 min
    21. Fields Corner13 bus routes8 minthen 18 min
    22. Shawmut10 minthen 20 min
    23. AshmontM18 bus routesElevator outNo more trains
    1. BraintreeCRCR12 bus routesElevator out5 minthen 17 min
    2. Quincy Adams8 bus routes8 minthen 20 min
    3. Quincy CenterCRCRCR19 bus routes11 minthen 23 min
    4. Wollaston5 bus routes2 minthen 14 min 1958 · On time
    5. North Quincy11 bus routes4 minthen 16 min
    6. JFK/UMassCRCRCR22 bus routesDuethen 11 min
    7. AshmontM18 bus routesElevator out8 minthen 20 min
    8. Shawmut9 minthen 21 min
    9. Fields Corner13 bus routes11 minthen 23 min
    10. Savin Hill1 minthen 14 min 1813 · On time
    11. JFK/UMassCRCRCR22 bus routes3 minthen 16 min
    12. Andrew20 bus routesElevator out2 minthen 6 min 1910 · 2 min late
    13. Broadway20 bus routesElevator out4 minthen 7 min
    14. SouthCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCRCR25 bus routesElevator out6 minthen 10 min
    15. Downtown CrossingOrange16 bus routesElevator outDuethen 7 min
    16. Park StreetBCDE17 bus routes1 minthen 8 min 1828 · On time
    17. Charles/MGH12 bus routesElevator out3 minthen 10 min
    18. Kendall/MIT17 bus routes4 minthen 12 min
    19. Central15 bus routesDuethen 6 min 1914 · On time
    20. Harvard24 bus routes4 minthen 10 min
    21. PorterCR9 bus routesElevator out6 minthen 13 min
    22. Davis12 bus routes1 minthen 8 min 1922 · 2 min early
    23. Alewife13 bus routesElevator outNo more trains 1920 · On time
    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.

    Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

    6 AM
    00071421283541475359
    7 AM
    05111723293541475359
    8 AM
    061218243036424854
    9 AM
    00061218243137434855
    10 AM
    00071219253137434956
    11 AM
    02081320253238455157
    12 PM
    03091522283439465158
    1 PM
    041117232936424955
    2 PM
    01061318253138445056
    3 PM
    02091622283340455258
    4 PM
    051117233036434955
    5 PM
    00071219253238445057
    6 PM
    03101622273439465259
    7 PM
    051116233036424854
    8 PM
    00061218253137434955
    9 PM
    01071319253137435056
    10 PM
    02081420next 263238434956
    11 PM
    02081521283340455257
    After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
    12 AM
    0409172130

    On-time performance

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

    84% on time today

    from 2,925 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 PM82%0%18%234–
    7 PM82%0%18%800–
    8 PM84%1%15%713–
    9 PM89%3%8%801–
    10 PM78%0%21%377–

    Connections

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

    Rail

    Bus

    And 75 more routes at stops along the way. 57Watertown Yard – Kenmore Station236South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center StationCommuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)Kingston Line ShuttleSouth Weymouth – South Station18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station96Medford Square – Harvard Station211Quincy Center Station – Squantum16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point77Arlington Heights – Harvard Station83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge238Holbrook/Randolph Station – Quincy Center Station4North Station – Design Center8Harbor Point – Kenmore Station21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street24Wakefield Avenue & Truman Parkway – Ashmont Station26Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street Loop41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station43Ruggles Station – Park Street Station62Bedford VA Hospital – Alewife Station67Turkey Hill – Alewife Station76Lincoln Lab – Alewife Station216Houghs Neck – Quincy Center Station via Germantown220Hingham Depot – Quincy Center Station222Lovell Corners – Quincy Center Station225Weymouth Landing – Quincy Center Station226Columbian Square – Braintree Station240Avon Square – Ashmont Station245Quincy Center Station – Mattapan Station350North Burlington – Alewife Station501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street504Watertown Yard – Federal Street & Franklin Street505Waltham Center – Federal Street & Franklin StreetFairmount Line ShuttleReadville – South StationFitchburg Line ShuttleWachusett – ShirleyFranklin Line ShuttleForge Park/495 – WalpoleGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North StationGreen Line ShuttleUnion Square – North StationMattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Ashmont (Shuttle)SL1Logan Airport Terminals – South StationSL2Design Center – South StationSL3Chelsea Station – South StationSL4Nubian Station – South StationSL5Nubian Station – Temple PlaceSLWSilver Line Way – South StationWorcester Line ShuttleBoston Landing – South Station (Express)1Harvard Square – Nubian Station9City Point – Copley Square17Fields Corner Station – Andrew Station47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station64Oak Square – Kendall/Mit Station68Harvard Square – Kendall/Mit Station10City Point – Arlington Station19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles Station66Harvard Square – Nubian Station69Harvard Square – Lechmere Station70Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park71Watertown Square – Harvard Station73Waverley Square – Harvard Station74Belmont Center – Harvard via Concord Avenue75Belmont Center – Harvard via Huron Avenue78Arlmont Village – Harvard Station86Harvard Square – Reservoir Station87Arlington Center – Lechmere Station88Clarendon Hill – Lechmere Station89Clarendon Hill or Davis Station – Sullivan Square Station90Davis Station – Assembly Row91Sullivan Square Station – Central Square, Cambridge94Medford Square – Davis Station109Linden Square – Harvard Square via Sullivan171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian Station201Fields Corner Loop via Neponset Avenue202Fields Corner Loop via Adams StreetCT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew Station

    About the Red Line

    The Red Line (MBTA route ) is a Subway line with 23 stations between Alewife and Ashmont.

    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 Red Line run?

    Every 6 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does the Red Line start and stop?

    The first train leaves around 5:57 AM and the last arrives around 1:06 AM.

    Is the Red Line the same as route ?

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