Morning rush
3.8 min 1,078 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoJackson Square
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Jackson Square took a median 3.8 minutes across 5,044 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Forest Hills to Jackson Square take?
The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Jackson Square was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 5,044 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Forest Hills to Jackson Square times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Jackson Square; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.8 min 1,150 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 1,097 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 1,719 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Forest Hills to Jackson Square was measured
The Forest Hills to Jackson Square estimate uses 5,044 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 Jackson Square
The Forest Hills to Jackson Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Forest Hills, each with a published median duration.