Public Rides Data

Boston transit, by the numbers

Frequent service reaches 22% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 34 minutes. Service runs nearly around the clock.

Score 48/100 · sampled Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · how it's graded

Frequent service
22%
of 7,225 stops, every 15 min or better
Median headway
34 min
typical midday wait
Service span
24 hrs
first to last departure
Weekend change
-11%
Saturday vs weekday midday

Every stop, by frequency

7,225 stops on a weekday midday. Bigger dot, more service.

  • Very frequent ≤7 min 334
  • Frequent 8–15 min 1,248
  • Moderate 16–30 min 1,545
  • Infrequent 31–60 min 3,111
  • Sparse >60 min 987
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MBTA GTFS Summer 2026, 2026-08-14T19:11:15+00:00, version D · sampled 2026-08-26 weekday midday · generated 2026-08-16 · methodology · raw JSON