Morning rush
25 min 684 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoAssembly
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Assembly took a median 25 minutes across 2,912 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 28 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical25 min50th percentile
Slower trip28 min90th percentile
Scheduled25 minmedian timetable
On pace89%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Forest Hills to Assembly take?
The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Assembly was 25 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 25 minutes.
Based on 2,912 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 25 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 28 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Forest Hills to Assembly times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Assembly; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
25 min 667 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
26 min 660 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
24 min 901 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Forest Hills to Assembly was measured
The Forest Hills to Assembly estimate uses 2,912 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Forest Hills to Assembly
The Forest Hills to Assembly record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Forest Hills, each with a published median duration.