Red Line
Subway · Route
Alewife ↔ Ashmont
Stations, live trains and next arrivals
15 service alertsAndrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.- AlewifeDuethen 6 min
- DavisDuethen 8 min
- Porter1 minthen 10 min 1709 · 3 min late
- Harvard3 minthen 13 min
- Central7 minthen 11 min
- Kendall/MITDuethen 9 min 1916 · 1 min early
- Charles/MGHDuethen 2 min
- Park Street1 minthen 4 min 1906 · 2 min late
- Downtown Crossing2 minthen 5 min
- South4 minthen 7 min
- BroadwayDuethen 6 min
- Andrew2 minthen 8 min 1848 · 2 min late
- JFK/UMassDuethen 10 min
- North Quincy6 minthen 17 min 1855 · 3 min late
- Wollaston8 minthen 19 min
- Quincy Center10 minthen 22 min
- Quincy Adams13 minthen 25 min
- BraintreeNo more trains 1924 · 2 min early
- JFK/UMass4 minthen 13 min
- Savin Hill5 minthen 15 min
- Fields Corner8 minthen 18 min
- Shawmut10 minthen 20 min
- AshmontNo more trains
- Braintree5 minthen 17 min
- Quincy Adams8 minthen 20 min
- Quincy Center11 minthen 23 min
- Wollaston2 minthen 14 min 1958 · On time
- North Quincy4 minthen 16 min
- JFK/UMassDuethen 11 min
- Ashmont8 minthen 20 min
- Shawmut9 minthen 21 min
- Fields Corner11 minthen 23 min
- Savin Hill1 minthen 14 min 1813 · On time
- JFK/UMass3 minthen 16 min
- Andrew2 minthen 6 min 1910 · 2 min late
- Broadway4 minthen 7 min
- South6 minthen 10 min
- Downtown CrossingDuethen 7 min
- Park Street1 minthen 8 min 1828 · On time
- Charles/MGH3 minthen 10 min
- Kendall/MIT4 minthen 12 min
- CentralDuethen 6 min 1914 · On time
- Harvard4 minthen 10 min
- Porter6 minthen 13 min
- Davis1 minthen 8 min 1922 · 2 min early
- AlewifeNo more trains 1920 · On time
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.
84% on time today
from 2,925 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 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 234 | – |
| 7 PM | 82% | 0% | 18% | 800 | – |
| 8 PM | 84% | 1% | 15% | 713 | – |
| 9 PM | 89% | 3% | 8% | 801 | – |
| 10 PM | 78% | 0% | 21% | 377 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from the Red Line.
Rail
Transfer at Porter
B Green Line BTransfer at Park Street
C Green Line CTransfer at Park Street
D Green Line DTransfer at Park Street
E Green Line ETransfer at Park Street
Orange Orange LineTransfer at Downtown Crossing
CR Fairmount LineTransfer at South
CR Fall River/New Bedford LineTransfer at 4 stations: South, JFK/UMass, Quincy Center…
CR Framingham/Worcester LineTransfer at South
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at South
CR Greenbush LineTransfer at 3 stations: South, JFK/UMass, Quincy Center…
CR Kingston LineTransfer at 4 stations: South, JFK/UMass, Quincy Center…
CR Needham LineTransfer at South
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at South
CR Foxboro Event ServiceTransfer at South
M Mattapan LineTransfer at Ashmont
Bus
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Alewife and 19 more stops
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Park Street and 3 more stops
- 210Quincy Center Station – Fields Corner StationAt Quincy Center and 4 more stops
- 11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer StreetAt Downtown Crossing and 2 more stops
- 215Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station via West QuincyAt Quincy Center and 2 more stops
- 217Quincy Center Station – Ashmont StationAt Quincy Center and 2 more stops
- 230Montello Station – Quincy Center StationAt Quincy Center and 2 more stops
- Red/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMassAt JFK/UMass and 2 more stops
- 7City Point – Otis Street & Summer StreetAt Downtown Crossing and 1 more stops
- 39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay StationAt Park Street and 1 more stops
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 .