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Needham Line

Schedules, stops & departures · Boston

FROM Needham Heights

Next departures

Wed, Nov 4

Toward South Station

South StationLive

33 min2:05 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

3:05 PM3:05 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

4:05 PM4:05 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

5:08 PM5:08 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

6:05 PM6:05 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

7:05 PM7:05 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

8:50 PM8:50 PM · Wed, Nov 4

South StationScheduled

5:05 AM5:05 AM · Thu, Nov 5

South StationScheduled

6:05 AM6:05 AM · Thu, Nov 5

South StationScheduled

7:02 AM7:02 AM · Thu, Nov 5

South StationScheduled

8:02 AM8:02 AM · Thu, Nov 5

South StationScheduled

9:05 AM9:05 AM · Thu, Nov 5

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FOLLOW THE LINE

Every stop along the way.

12 stops · South Station

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Official route geometry · 1 live vehicles on this pattern

Needham Heights · Platform 1
Needham Center · Platform 1
Needham Junction · Platform 1
Hersey · Platform 1
West Roxbury · Platform 1
Highland · Platform 1
Bellevue · Platform 1
Roslindale Village · Platform 1
Forest Hills · Platform 5
Ruggles · Platform 3
Back Bay · Platform 3
South Station · Drop-off only

THE WHOLE DAY, AT A GLANCE

Full boarding-stop schedule

Nov 4 · America/New_York

Departures from Needham Heights toward South Station. These are scheduled times; live changes appear in the departure board.

5:00 AM

5:05

6:00 AM

6:05

7:00 AM

7:02

8:00 AM

8:02

9:00 AM

9:05

10:00 AM

10:05

11:00 AM

11:05

12:00 PM

12:05

1:00 PM

1:05

2:00 PM

2:05

3:00 PM

3:05

4:00 PM

4:05

5:00 PM

5:08

6:00 PM

6:05

7:00 PM

7:05

8:00 PM

8:50

~ indicates an agency-estimated intermediate time. Frequency service is shown as an interval rather than an exact departure.

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Every stop · 16 scheduled trips

Showing trips 1–16. Frequency service appears in the boarding-stop schedule above. A dash means no published time.

Stop / trip	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Needham Heights	5:05AM	6:05AM	7:02AM	8:02AM	9:05AM	10:05AM	11:05AM	12:05PM	1:05PM	2:05PM	3:05PM	4:05PM	5:08PM	6:05PM	7:05PM	8:50PM
Needham Center	5:09AM	6:09AM	7:06AM	8:06AM	9:09AM	10:09AM	11:09AM	12:09PM	1:09PM	2:09PM	3:09PM	4:09PM	5:12PM	6:09PM	7:09PM	8:54PM
Needham Junction	5:13AM	6:13AM	7:11AM	8:11AM	9:13AM	10:13AM	11:13AM	12:13PM	1:13PM	2:13PM	3:13PM	4:13PM	5:16PM	6:13PM	7:13PM	8:58PM
Hersey	5:16AM	6:16AM	7:14AM	8:14AM	9:16AM	10:16AM	11:16AM	12:16PM	1:16PM	2:16PM	3:16PM	4:16PM	5:19PM	6:16PM	7:16PM	9:01PM
West Roxbury	5:21AM	6:22AM	7:20AM	8:20AM	9:22AM	10:21AM	11:21AM	12:21PM	1:21PM	2:26PM	3:26PM	4:26PM	5:29PM	6:26PM	7:26PM	9:06PM
Highland	5:23AM	6:24AM	7:23AM	8:23AM	9:24AM	10:23AM	11:23AM	12:23PM	1:23PM	2:28PM	3:28PM	4:28PM	5:31PM	6:28PM	7:28PM	9:08PM
Bellevue	5:25AM	6:26AM	7:26AM	8:26AM	9:26AM	10:25AM	11:25AM	12:25PM	1:25PM	2:30PM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:33PM	6:30PM	7:30PM	9:10PM
Roslindale Village	5:27AM	6:29AM	7:29AM	8:29AM	9:29AM	10:27AM	11:27AM	12:27PM	1:27PM	2:32PM	3:32PM	4:32PM	5:35PM	6:32PM	7:32PM	9:12PM
Forest Hills	5:31AM	6:33AM	7:33AM	8:33AM	9:33AM	10:31AM	11:31AM	12:31PM	1:31PM	2:36PM	3:36PM	4:36PM	5:39PM	6:36PM	7:36PM	9:16PM
Ruggles	5:38AM	6:43AM	7:43AM	8:43AM	9:43AM	10:40AM	11:40AM	12:40PM	1:40PM	2:40PM	3:45PM	4:45PM	5:50PM	6:45PM	7:45PM	9:25PM
Back Bay	5:41AM	6:46AM	7:46AM	8:46AM	9:46AM	10:43AM	11:43AM	12:43PM	1:43PM	2:43PM	3:48PM	4:48PM	5:53PM	6:48PM	7:48PM	9:28PM
South Station	5:45AM drop-off	6:50AM drop-off	7:50AM drop-off	8:50AM drop-off	9:50AM drop-off	10:47AM drop-off	11:47AM drop-off	12:47PM drop-off	1:47PM drop-off	2:52PM drop-off	3:52PM drop-off	4:52PM drop-off	5:57PM drop-off	6:52PM drop-off	7:52PM drop-off	9:32PM drop-off

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Published MBTA schedule

Imported Nov 04, 2026 · 06:28 UTC · Service dates 2026-10-27 through 2026-12-12. See data status

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