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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Train 673 South Station to Needham Heights

On time 35%
Scheduled arrival 7:35 PM · typically 7:37 PM
Departs South Station
Departs 6:55 PM
Based on 6 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually on time
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Back Bay
Scheduled arrival 7:00 PM
Based on 4 recorded weekdays — early data.
Usually on time
Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 7:03 PM
On time 82% · usually 2 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 7:08 PM
On time 35% · usually 2 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 7:11 PM
On time 21% · usually 3 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 7:14 PM
On time 14% · usually 3 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 7:16 PM
On time 14% · usually 3 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 7:18 PM
On time 14% · usually 3 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 7:23 PM
On time 0% · usually 3 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 7:26 PM
On time 0% · usually 4 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 7:29 PM
On time 0% · usually 5 min late

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route across weekdays.

10mSouth Station: usually on timeBack Bay: usually on timeRuggles: usually 2 min lateForest Hills: usually 2 min lateRoslindale Village: usually 3 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 5 min lateNeedham Heights: usually 2 min late+5South StationNeedham Heights

Recent performance

How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.

20260908: 2 min late2m9/820260910: 4 min late4m9/1020260911: 5 min late5m9/11

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