OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

LechmeretoRiverway

Green Line

A direct train took 39 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 45 minutes.

Typical39 min50th percentile
Slower trip45 min90th percentile
Scheduled40 minmedian timetable
On pace73%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Lechmere to Riverway take?

Based on 3,467 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 39 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 45 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

39 min 733 trips · 75% on pace

Midday

40 min 863 trips · 69% on pace

Evening rush

41 min 692 trips · 66% on pace

Off-peak

37 min 1,179 trips · 80% 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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