OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Forest HillstoMassachusetts Avenue

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue took a median 8.2 minutes across 5,041 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical8.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue take?

The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue was 8.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.

Based on 5,041 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

8.2 min 1,075 trips · 96% on pace

Midday

8.2 min 1,151 trips · 94% on pace

Evening rush

8.2 min 1,095 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

8.2 min 1,720 trips · 97% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue was measured

The Forest Hills to Massachusetts Avenue estimate uses 5,041 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.

Read the complete method →