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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Train 617 South Station to Needham Heights

On time 12%
Scheduled arrival 7:35 AM · typically 7:39 AM
Departs South Station
Departs 6:50 AM
On time 51% · usually 3 min late
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Back Bay
Scheduled arrival 6:55 AM
On time 27% · usually 3 min late
Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 6:58 AM
On time 22% · usually 3 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 7:03 AM
On time 14% · usually 4 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 7:06 AM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 7:09 AM
On time 14% · usually 4 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 7:11 AM
On time 14% · usually 4 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 7:13 AM
On time 6% · usually 4 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 7:23 AM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 7:26 AM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 7:29 AM
On time 0% · usually 6 min late

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route across weekdays.

15mSouth Station: usually 3 min lateBack Bay: usually 3 min lateRuggles: usually 3 min lateForest Hills: usually 4 min lateRoslindale Village: usually 5 min lateBellevue: usually 4 min lateHighland: usually 4 min lateWest Roxbury: usually 4 min lateHersey: usually 4 min lateNeedham Junction: usually 5 min lateNeedham Center: usually 6 min lateNeedham Heights: usually 4 min late+6South StationNeedham Heights

Recent performance

How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.

20260908: 3 min late3m9/820260909: 4 min late4m9/920260910: 7 min late7m9/1020260911: 3 min late3m9/11

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