Morning rush
15 min 744 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Ball SquaretoNorth Station
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A direct MBTA train from Ball Square to North Station took a median 15 minutes across 3,578 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled15 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ball Square to North Station take?
The median completed ride from Ball Square to North Station was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 15 minutes.
Based on 3,578 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ball Square to North Station times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Ball Square to North Station; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 900 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
15 min 701 trips · 86% on paceOff-peak
14 min 1,233 trips · 83% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ball Square to North Station was measured
The Ball Square to North Station estimate uses 3,578 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 Ball Square to North Station
The Ball Square to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ball Square, each with a published median duration.