Morning rush
20 min 652 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Forest Hills took a median 20 minutes across 2,932 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 22 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip22 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Forest Hills was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 2,932 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 22 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Forest Hills times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Forest Hills; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 639 trips · 87% on paceEvening rush
20 min 708 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
19 min 933 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Forest Hills was measured
The North Station to Forest Hills estimate uses 2,932 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 North Station to Forest Hills
The North Station to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.