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MBTA Red subway line

Red Line

MBTA Red subway Line Station List and Next Departures

The MBTA Red subway line - Red Line serves 17 subway stations in the Boston area departing from Alewife and ending at Ashmont. Scroll down to see upcoming Red line times at each station and the next scheduled Red line departure will be displayed. The full Red line schedule as well as real-time departures (if available) can be found in the Transit app.

MBTA Red Line map

MBTA Red line subway map

The MBTA subway map for the Red line is shown above. The MBTA subway map shows you an overview of all the stations served by the MBTA Red line to help you plan your trip on MBTA. Opening the app will allow you to see more detailed information about the subway line on a map including station specific alerts, such as notices about stations that are closed, information about elevator or escalator outages, and more. You can also see the location of vehicles in real-time on the subway map so you know when the next Red line subway is approaching your stop.

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MBTA Red Line Service Alerts

Open the Transit app to see additional information about any active disruptions that may impact the MBTA Red line, such as major delays, closed stations, signaling issues, skipped stops, trip cancellations, or other service changes to the subway line. The app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any service alert issued by MBTA so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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MBTA Red Line Service Frequency

The next Red subway leaves Alewife at 5:15 AM, and arrives at Ashmont at 5:50 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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MBTA Red subway On-Time Performance

69% of riders report that the MBTA Red subway arrived on time on their previous trip. In the past 30 days, 464 riders reported on the on-time performance of the Red subway. Compared to other MBTA lines, the Red subway is ranked 55 out of 185 MBTA lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official MBTA metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the Red by opening the Transit app.

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