Morning rush
25 min 679 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Jackson SquaretoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Jackson Square to Malden Center took a median 25 minutes across 2,920 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 28 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical25 min50th percentile
Slower trip28 min90th percentile
Scheduled26 minmedian timetable
On pace88%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Jackson Square to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Jackson Square to Malden Center was 25 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 26 minutes.
Based on 2,920 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 25 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 28 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Jackson Square to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Jackson Square to Malden Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
26 min 674 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
26 min 657 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
25 min 910 trips · 88% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Jackson Square to Malden Center was measured
The Jackson Square to Malden Center estimate uses 2,920 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 Jackson Square to Malden Center
The Jackson Square to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Jackson Square, each with a published median duration.