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MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station

Bus Boston, MA67 stopsto Arlington Centerto Lechmere

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Schedule summary

Computed from the MBTA GTFS feed (version Fall 2026, 2026-10-21T20:52:18+00:00, version D). Each row is the next day of that kind with service.

DayDirectionFirstLastTripsTypical gap
WeekdayTue, Oct 27to Arlington Center5:30 AM1:20 AM47~25 min
to Lechmere5:00 AM12:55 AM48~25 min
SaturdaySat, Oct 31to Arlington Center5:42 AM1:20 AM41~27 min
to Lechmere5:10 AM12:55 AM41~29 min
SundaySun, Nov 1to Arlington Center5:00 AM12:15 AM27~40 min
to Lechmere4:55 AM11:40 PM27~40 min

Stops & times — today, Tue, Oct 27

To Arlington Center · 34 stops

Departures from Lechmere today:

5:30 AM5:55 AM6:20 AM6:45 AM7:10 AM7:29 AM7:48 AM8:07 AM8:26 AM8:45 AM9:02 AM9:20 AM9:37 AM9:56 AM10:24 AM10:54 AM11:24 AM11:54 AM12:24 PM12:54 PM1:23 PM1:53 PM2:22 PM2:45 PM3:07 PM3:30 PM3:53 PM4:16 PM4:40 PM5:05 PM5:30 PM5:54 PM6:19 PM6:43 PM7:06 PM7:30 PM7:57 PM8:32 PM9:07 PM9:42 PM10:16 PM10:52 PM11:26 PM11:58 PM12:27 AM12:56 AM1:20 AM

  1. 1

    Lechmere

    First 5:30 AM · Last 1:20 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  2. 2

    McGrath Hwy opp Twin City Plaza

    First 5:30 AM · Last 1:21 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  3. 3

    McGrath Hwy @ Poplar St

    First 5:31 AM · Last 1:22 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  4. 4

    Somerville Ave @ Merriam St

    First 5:32 AM · Last 1:23 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  5. 5

    Somerville Ave @ Union Sq

    First 5:33 AM · Last 1:24 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  6. 6

    Bow St @ Warren Ave

    First 5:34 AM · Last 1:24 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  7. 7

    Somerville Ave @ Church St

    First 5:35 AM · Last 1:25 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  8. 8

    Somerville Ave @ School St

    First 5:35 AM · Last 1:26 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  9. 9

    Somerville Ave @ Loring St

    First 5:36 AM · Last 1:26 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  10. 10

    Somerville Ave @ Central St

    First 5:37 AM · Last 1:27 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  11. 11

    Somerville Ave @ Spring St

    First 5:38 AM · Last 1:28 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  12. 12

    Somerville Ave @ Lowell St

    First 5:38 AM · Last 1:28 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  13. 13

    Elm St @ Porter St

    First 5:39 AM · Last 1:29 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  14. 14

    Elm St @ Cedar St

    First 5:39 AM · Last 1:29 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  15. 15

    Elm St @ Hancock St

    First 5:40 AM · Last 1:30 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  16. 16

    Elm St @ Saint James Ave

    First 5:40 AM · Last 1:31 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  17. 17

    Elm St @ Cutter Ave

    First 5:41 AM · Last 1:32 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  18. 18

    Grove St @ Highland Ave

    First 5:42 AM · Last 1:33 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  19. 19

    Davis

    First 5:42 AM · Last 1:33 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  20. 20

    Holland St @ Simpson Ave

    First 5:43 AM · Last 1:34 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  21. 21

    Holland St opp Cameron Ave

    First 5:44 AM · Last 1:34 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  22. 22

    Broadway @ Curtis St

    First 5:45 AM · Last 1:35 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  23. 23

    Broadway @ Dickson St

    First 5:46 AM · Last 1:36 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  24. 24

    Broadway @ Belknap St

    First 5:47 AM · Last 1:37 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  25. 25

    Broadway @ North St

    First 5:48 AM · Last 1:37 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  26. 26

    Broadway opp Clarendon Hill Busway

    First 5:49 AM · Last 1:38 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  27. 27

    Broadway @ Sunnyside Ave

    First 5:50 AM · Last 1:39 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  28. 28

    Broadway @ Silk St

    First 5:50 AM · Last 1:39 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  29. 29

    Broadway opp Cleveland St

    First 5:51 AM · Last 1:40 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  30. 30

    Broadway @ N Union St

    First 5:51 AM · Last 1:40 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  31. 31

    Broadway opp Harlow St

    First 5:52 AM · Last 1:41 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  32. 32

    Broadway @ Tufts St

    First 5:53 AM · Last 1:42 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  33. 33

    Broadway @ Allen St

    First 5:53 AM · Last 1:42 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

  34. 34

    Broadway @ Franklin St

    First 5:54 AM · Last 1:43 AM (+1 day) · 47 scheduled departures

To Lechmere · 35 stops

Departures from Broadway @ Franklin St today:

5:00 AM5:23 AM5:48 AM6:12 AM6:32 AM6:50 AM7:07 AM7:21 AM7:37 AM7:54 AM8:11 AM8:30 AM8:49 AM9:08 AM9:27 AM9:46 AM10:05 AM10:32 AM11:02 AM11:32 AM12:02 PM12:32 PM1:02 PM1:32 PM2:01 PM2:19 PM2:40 PM3:03 PM3:26 PM3:48 PM4:11 PM4:36 PM5:01 PM5:26 PM5:51 PM6:16 PM6:47 PM7:22 PM7:57 PM8:32 PM9:07 PM9:42 PM10:17 PM10:50 PM11:23 PM11:55 PM12:30 AM12:55 AM

  1. 1

    Broadway @ Franklin St

    First 5:00 AM · Last 12:55 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  2. 2

    Broadway @ Massachusetts Ave

    First 5:00 AM · Last 12:55 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  3. 3

    Broadway @ Allen St

    First 5:02 AM · Last 12:56 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  4. 4

    Broadway @ Tufts St

    First 5:02 AM · Last 12:57 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  5. 5

    Broadway @ Harlow St

    First 5:03 AM · Last 12:57 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  6. 6

    Broadway @ Oxford St

    First 5:03 AM · Last 12:58 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  7. 7

    Broadway @ Cleveland St

    First 5:04 AM · Last 12:58 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  8. 8

    Broadway opp Silk St

    First 5:04 AM · Last 12:58 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  9. 9

    Broadway opp Sunnyside Ave

    First 5:04 AM · Last 12:58 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  10. 10

    Clarendon Hill Busway

    First 5:05 AM · Last 12:59 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  11. 11

    Broadway @ Garrison Ave

    First 5:05 AM · Last 12:59 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  12. 12

    Broadway @ Weston Ave

    First 5:06 AM · Last 1:00 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  13. 13

    Broadway @ Holland St - Teele Sq

    First 5:06 AM · Last 1:00 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  14. 14

    Holland St @ Cameron Ave

    First 5:07 AM · Last 1:01 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  15. 15

    Holland St @ Jay St

    First 5:07 AM · Last 1:01 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  16. 16

    Holland St @ Dover St

    First 5:08 AM · Last 1:02 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  17. 17

    Elm St @ Chester St

    First 5:09 AM · Last 1:03 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  18. 18

    Elm St @ Russell St

    First 5:09 AM · Last 1:03 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  19. 19

    Elm St @ Beech St

    First 5:10 AM · Last 1:04 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  20. 20

    Elm St @ Porter Sq Shopping Ctr

    First 5:10 AM · Last 1:04 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  21. 21

    Elm St @ Mossland St

    First 5:11 AM · Last 1:05 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  22. 22

    Elm St opp Porter St

    First 5:11 AM · Last 1:05 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  23. 23

    Somerville Ave @ Sacramento St

    First 5:12 AM · Last 1:06 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  24. 24

    594 Somerville Ave

    First 5:13 AM · Last 1:07 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  25. 25

    Somerville Ave opp Central St

    First 5:13 AM · Last 1:07 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  26. 26

    Somerville Ave opp Loring St

    First 5:14 AM · Last 1:07 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  27. 27

    Somerville Ave opp School St

    First 5:15 AM · Last 1:08 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  28. 28

    Somerville Ave @ Carlton St

    First 5:15 AM · Last 1:08 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  29. 29

    Somerville Ave @ Hawkins St

    First 5:16 AM · Last 1:08 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  30. 30

    Somerville Ave @ Union Sq

    First 5:17 AM · Last 1:09 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  31. 31

    Somerville Ave @ Linden St

    First 5:18 AM · Last 1:10 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  32. 32

    Somerville Ave opp Mansfield St

    First 5:19 AM · Last 1:11 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  33. 33

    McGrath Hwy @ Medford St

    First 5:20 AM · Last 1:12 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  34. 34

    McGrath Hwy @ Twin City Plaza

    First 5:23 AM · Last 1:15 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

  35. 35

    Lechmere

    First 5:25 AM · Last 1:16 AM (+1 day) · 48 scheduled departures

MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station — questions

What time does MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station run on weekdays?

On a typical weekday (Tue, Oct 27), the first MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station departure is 5:30 AM and the last is 1:20 AM, running roughly every 25 minutes. Times are the published schedule from the MBTA GTFS feed (version Fall 2026, 2026-10-21T20:52:18+00:00, version D).

Where does MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station go?

MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station serves 67 stops: Lechmere → Broadway @ Franklin St (to Arlington Center); Broadway @ Franklin St → Lechmere (to Lechmere). The full ordered stop list with first and last departure times is on this page.

Does MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station run on weekends?

Yes — Saturday service runs 82 trips; Sunday service runs 54 trips. See the schedule summary for first and last times.

Is MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station delayed or on detour right now?

The live service status section at the top of this page reads MBTA's realtime alerts feed — detours, suspensions and delays for this route appear there as the agency posts them. Everything else on this page is the published timetable.

Can I watch MBTA Route 87 Arlington Center - Lechmere Station live on a map?

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Times on this page are the published schedule from MBTA's GTFS feed (version Fall 2026, 2026-10-21T20:52:18+00:00, version D); live status comes from the agency's realtime alerts feed and can differ. Data: MBTA. Long name as published: “Arlington Center - Lechmere Station”. WorldEye is a free viewer — for fares, passes and official notices, see MBTA's own site.

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