Morning rush
2.8 min 1,009 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Stony BrooktoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Stony Brook to Forest Hills took a median 2.8 minutes across 5,137 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 3.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical2.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip3.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Stony Brook to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Stony Brook to Forest Hills was 2.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 5,137 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 3.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Stony Brook to Forest Hills times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Stony Brook to Forest Hills; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
2.8 min 1,081 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
2.8 min 846 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
2.8 min 2,201 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Stony Brook to Forest Hills was measured
The Stony Brook to Forest Hills estimate uses 5,137 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 Stony Brook to Forest Hills
The Stony Brook to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Stony Brook, each with a published median duration.