Morning rush
9.8 min 1,229 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to North Station took a median 11 minutes across 6,910 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 14 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical11 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled12 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to North Station take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to North Station was 11 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 12 minutes.
Based on 6,910 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to North Station times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to North Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
11 min 1,674 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
12 min 1,373 trips · 80% on paceOff-peak
10 min 2,634 trips · 93% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to North Station was measured
The Arlington to North Station estimate uses 6,910 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Arlington to North Station
The Arlington to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.