Morning rush
16 min 649 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Forest Hills took a median 16 minutes across 2,923 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from State to Forest Hills was 16 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 2,923 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Forest Hills times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for State to Forest Hills; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 644 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
17 min 701 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
16 min 929 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Forest Hills was measured
The State to Forest Hills estimate uses 2,923 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 State to Forest Hills
The State to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.