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Train 661 South Station to Needham Heights
On time 56%
Scheduled arrival 5:41 PM
- Usually on time
- On time (within 2 min) 56% of weekdays
- Late 5+ min 8% of weekdays
- Late 10+ min 0% of weekdays
- About 1 day in 10, it's 4+ min late
- On time ≤2 min
- Close to schedule 2–5 min
- Late 5–10 min
- Very late 10+ min
Departs South Station
Departs 4:55 PM
Based on 5 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually on time
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Back Bay
Scheduled arrival 5:00 PM
Based on 4 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually 2 min late
Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 5:03 PM
On time 42%
· usually 2 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 5:08 PM
On time 23%
· usually 3 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 5:12 PM
On time 21%
· usually 3 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 5:15 PM
On time 21%
· usually 3 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 5:18 PM
On time 23%
· usually 3 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 5:20 PM
On time 15%
· usually 3 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 5:26 PM
On time 7%
· usually 3 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 5:29 PM
On time 7%
· usually 4 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 5:33 PM
On time 7%
· usually 3 min late
Where delay builds
Typical delay along the route across weekdays.
Recent performance
How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.
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