OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

LechmeretoRiverside

Green Line

A direct train took 59 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 67 minutes.

Typical59 min50th percentile
Slower trip67 min90th percentile
Scheduled59 minmedian timetable
On pace67%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Lechmere to Riverside take?

Based on 3,135 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 59 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 67 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Time-of-day breakdown

Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

58 min 554 trips · 79% on pace

Midday

59 min 858 trips · 66% on pace

Evening rush

62 min 625 trips · 63% on pace

Off-peak

57 min 1,098 trips · 63% on pace

HOW TO READ THIS

Measured, not promised.

TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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