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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Train 621 South Station to Needham Heights

On time 6%
Scheduled arrival 8:35 AM · typically 8:40 AM
Departs South Station
Departs 7:50 AM
Based on 5 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually 4 min late
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Back Bay
Scheduled arrival 7:55 AM
On time 34% · usually 3 min late
Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 7:58 AM
On time 13% · usually 3 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 8:03 AM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 8:06 AM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 8:09 AM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 8:11 AM
On time 6% · usually 5 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 8:13 AM
On time 6% · usually 5 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 8:23 AM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 8:26 AM
On time 0% · usually 6 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 8:29 AM
On time 0% · usually 7 min late

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route across weekdays.

15mSouth Station: usually 4 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 5 min lateWest Roxbury: usually 5 min lateHersey: usually 5 min lateNeedham Junction: usually 6 min lateNeedham Center: usually 7 min lateNeedham Heights: usually 5 min late+7South StationNeedham Heights

Recent performance

How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.

20260908: 7 min late7m9/820260909: 6 min late6m9/920260910: 6 min late6m9/1020260911: 5 min late5m9/11

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