Morning rush
5.8 min 1,010 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Roxbury CrossingtoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills took a median 5.8 minutes across 5,144 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 6.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip6.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills was 5.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 5,144 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 6.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.8 min 1,086 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
5.8 min 850 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
5.8 min 2,198 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills was measured
The Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills estimate uses 5,144 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 Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills
The Roxbury Crossing to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Roxbury Crossing, each with a published median duration.