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MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Early data — logging since Aug 2026

Train 683 Back Bay to Needham Heights

On time 79%
Scheduled arrival 10:00 PM
Departs Back Bay
Departs 9:25 PM
On time 68% · usually 2 min late
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Ruggles
Scheduled arrival 9:28 PM
On time 66% · usually 2 min late
Forest Hills
Scheduled arrival 9:33 PM
On time 44% · usually 2 min late
Roslindale Village
Scheduled arrival 9:36 PM
On time 21% · usually 3 min late
Bellevue
Scheduled arrival 9:39 PM
On time 50% · usually 2 min late
Highland
Scheduled arrival 9:41 PM
On time 42% · usually 2 min late
West Roxbury
Scheduled arrival 9:43 PM
On time 57% · usually 2 min late
Hersey
Scheduled arrival 9:48 PM
On time 48% · usually 2 min late
Needham Junction
Scheduled arrival 9:51 PM
On time 42% · usually 2 min late
Needham Center
Scheduled arrival 9:54 PM
On time 48% · usually 2 min late

Where delay builds

Typical delay along the route across weekdays.

10mBack Bay: usually 2 min lateRuggles: usually 2 min lateForest Hills: usually 2 min lateRoslindale Village: usually 3 min lateBellevue: usually 2 min lateHighland: usually 2 min lateWest Roxbury: usually 2 min lateHersey: usually 2 min lateNeedham Junction: usually 2 min lateNeedham Center: usually 2 min lateNeedham Heights: usually on time+3Back BayNeedham Heights

Recent performance

How late it arrived on each recent day it ran.

20260908: 0 min late0m9/820260909: 0 min late0m9/920260910: 0 min late0m9/1020260911: 3 min late3m9/11

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