BOSTON · LINE REPORT · RANK 4 OF 5

Red Line

83 out of 100.
Mostly steady.

Alewife to Ashmont and Braintree. Measured across 14,074 trips and 221,462 stop observations from Aug 17, 2026 through Sep 15, 2026.

BALANCED ARRIVALS75.3%within 0.5–1.5× scheduled headway
LONG GAPS14.9%above 1.5× scheduled headway
BUNCHING9.7%below 0.5× scheduled headway
ON-PACE SEGMENTS98.6%no more than 2 minutes slow

DAILY METER

Thirty service days

The latest seven-day score declined by 2.3 points compared with the first seven days.

Aug 17, 2026Sep 15, 2026

READING THE LINE

What the score captures

On Red Line, the median observed interval between comparable arrivals was 6.1 minutes. The median measured segment ran 53 seconds under schedule.

The daily score can move because headways spread out, trains bunch together, or station-to-station travel slows. It does not assign a cause without supporting incident, construction or weather evidence.

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LATEST DAY · Sep 15, 2026

79daily score
69.1%balanced arrivals
20.0%long gaps
98.0%on-pace segments

COMPARE

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Mattapan Line93Orange Line91Blue Line91Green Line76