Morning rush
4.2 min 706 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AssemblytoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Assembly to Malden Center took a median 4.2 minutes across 3,839 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Assembly to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Assembly to Malden Center was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,839 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Assembly to Malden Center times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Assembly to Malden Center; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 671 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 751 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 1,711 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Assembly to Malden Center was measured
The Assembly to Malden Center estimate uses 3,839 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 Assembly to Malden Center
The Assembly to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Assembly, each with a published median duration.