OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Chestnut HilltoNewton Highlands

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands took a median 4.8 minutes across 3,483 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical4.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands take?

The median completed ride from Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands was 4.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.

Based on 3,483 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

4.8 min 529 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

4.8 min 871 trips · 99% on pace

Evening rush

4.8 min 771 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

4.8 min 1,312 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands was measured

The Chestnut Hill to Newton Highlands estimate uses 3,483 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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