OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Forest HillstoRuggles

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Ruggles took a median 6.8 minutes across 5,054 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.8 minutes.

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

Typical6.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Forest Hills to Ruggles take?

The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Ruggles was 6.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.

Based on 5,054 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Forest Hills to Ruggles times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Ruggles; Morning rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

7.2 min 1,082 trips · 97% on pace

Midday

6.8 min 1,154 trips · 96% on pace

Evening rush

6.8 min 1,097 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

6.8 min 1,721 trips · 98% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Forest Hills to Ruggles was measured

The Forest Hills to Ruggles estimate uses 5,054 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 →