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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Train 655 South Station to Needham Heights

On time 60%
Scheduled arrival 4:38 PM
Departs South Station
Departs 3:55 PM
Based on 6 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually 2 min late
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Back Bay
Scheduled arrival 4:00 PM
On time 37% · usually 3 min late
Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 4:03 PM
On time 28% · usually 2 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 4:08 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 4:11 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 4:14 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 4:16 PM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 4:18 PM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 4:24 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 4:27 PM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 4:31 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route across weekdays.

10mSouth Station: usually 2 min lateBack Bay: usually 3 min lateRuggles: usually 2 min lateForest Hills: usually 4 min lateRoslindale Village: usually 4 min lateBellevue: usually 4 min lateHighland: usually 5 min lateWest Roxbury: usually 5 min lateHersey: usually 4 min lateNeedham Junction: usually 5 min lateNeedham Center: usually 4 min lateNeedham Heights: usually on time+5South StationNeedham Heights

Recent performance

How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.

20260908: 5 min late5m9/820260909: 5 min late5m9/920260910: 2 min late2m9/1020260911: 4 min late4m9/11

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