Morning rush
4.2 min 1,008 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Jackson SquaretoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Jackson Square to Forest Hills took a median 4.2 minutes across 5,142 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Jackson Square to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Jackson Square to Forest Hills was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 5,142 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Jackson Square to Forest Hills times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Jackson Square to Forest Hills; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 1,088 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 838 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 2,208 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Jackson Square to Forest Hills was measured
The Jackson Square to Forest Hills estimate uses 5,142 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 Jackson Square to Forest Hills
The Jackson Square to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Jackson Square, each with a published median duration.