# Boston Rail: MBTA Tracker

> MBTA Commuter Rail tracker with live GPS, schedules, delays, alerts and tracks.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ech.bostonrail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ech.bostonrail)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ech.bostonrail`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sealight LLC
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 7,215
- **Rating:** 4.14 / 5 (86 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.13.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2023-11-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 117 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ech.bostonrail)
- **Website:** [https://mbtarail.app](https://mbtarail.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mbtarail.app/privacy](https://mbtarail.app/privacy)

## Description

**Boston Rail: MBTA Tracker** provides real-time information for MBTA Commuter Rail riders across the Boston area. View live train GPS locations, current and next stops, predicted arrivals, train speeds, schedules, departures, delays, cancellations, service alerts, and boarding tracks from South Station, North Station, and Back Bay.

Save favorite trains and routes for push notifications, share crowdsourced reports about delays and onboard conditions, review coach history, and explore the interactive Commuter Rail map. The app also supports Android Live Updates, dark mode, CapeFLYER, and Gillette Stadium event service. Data is sourced from MBTA and MassDOT real-time feeds; Boston Rail is not affiliated with MBTA, Keolis, or MassDOT.

## Rankings

- #635,016 — Overall
- #108 — Maps and navigation (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.ech.bostonrail.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ech.bostonrail)