r/mbta↗
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
See MBTA news, policy discussion, service alerts, and a bit of everything in between for public transportation in Boston, Massachusetts and the Greater Boston area. This subreddit is not affiliated with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) or MassDOT and does not claim representation of these agencies. Opinions expressed by moderators and subreddit participants are solely those of the individuals unless explicitly noted otherwise.
44k subscribers366 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)263 authors / mosince 2009
r/mbta has 44k members (+43% over the last 12 months). It gets about 366 posts a month from 263 people. Top topics: MBTA Updates, Red Line Delays and Rail Services.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- MBTA Updates6.2%
- Red Line Delays5.5%
- Rail Services2.8%
- Public Transit Lines0.7%
- Train Station Parking0.7%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Streetsblog
- BostonGlobe
- WCVB
- TransitMatters
- Boston
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