Morning rush
51 min 636 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Heath StreettoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Heath Street to Medford/Tufts took a median 52 minutes across 3,316 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 59 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical52 min50th percentile
Slower trip59 min90th percentile
Scheduled54 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Heath Street to Medford/Tufts take?
The median completed ride from Heath Street to Medford/Tufts was 52 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 54 minutes.
Based on 3,316 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 52 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 59 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Heath Street to Medford/Tufts times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Heath Street to Medford/Tufts; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
53 min 805 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
56 min 643 trips · 61% on paceOff-peak
49 min 1,232 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Heath Street to Medford/Tufts was measured
The Heath Street to Medford/Tufts estimate uses 3,316 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 Heath Street to Medford/Tufts
The Heath Street to Medford/Tufts record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Heath Street, each with a published median duration.