Morning rush
8.8 min 1,000 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Massachusetts AvenuetoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills took a median 8.8 minutes across 5,123 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 5,123 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 1,083 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 845 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 2,195 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills was measured
The Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills estimate uses 5,123 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 Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills
The Massachusetts Avenue to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Massachusetts Avenue, each with a published median duration.