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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Needham Line — this week

How reliably Needham Line trains ran this week, by day. Worst day this week: Wed 9/9, only 35% on time, typically 3 min late, worse-run trains ~6 min late.

Tue 9/8 Wed 9/9 Thu 9/10 Fri 9/11 Sat 9/12 Sun 9/13
Inbound 68% 49% 50% 59% 61% 59%
Outbound 35% 19% 13% 9% 21% 25%

The number in each cell is the share of trains on time that day — higher is better. The background colour grades that same number, so each row reads at a glance.

Tap or hover a day for the typical minutes late, how late the worse-running trains ran, and the train/arrival counts behind it.

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route, across all recent weekdays — not just this week.

Inbound

10mNeedham Heights: usually on timeNeedham Center: usually on timeNeedham Junction: usually on timeHersey: usually on timeWest Roxbury: usually on timeHighland: usually on timeBellevue: usually on timeRoslindale Village: usually on timeForest Hills: usually on timeRuggles: usually on timeBack Bay: usually on timeSouth Station: usually 2 min late+2Needham HeightsSouth Station

Outbound

10mForest Hills: usually on timeSouth Station: usually 2 min lateBack Bay: usually 2 min lateBack Bay: usually 3 min lateRuggles: usually 2 min lateRuggles: usually 3 min lateForest Hills: usually 3 min lateRoslindale Village: usually 4 min lateBellevue: usually 3 min lateHighland: usually 3 min lateWest Roxbury: usually 3 min lateHersey: usually 3 min lateNeedham Junction: usually 4 min lateNeedham Center: usually 4 min lateNeedham Heights: usually on time+4Forest HillsNeedham Heights

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