Morning rush
15 min 545 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
LongwoodtoNewton Centre
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Longwood to Newton Centre took a median 15 minutes across 3,434 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 17 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip17 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Longwood to Newton Centre take?
The median completed ride from Longwood to Newton Centre was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,434 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 17 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Longwood to Newton Centre times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Longwood to Newton Centre; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 929 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
15 min 719 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
15 min 1,241 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Longwood to Newton Centre was measured
The Longwood to Newton Centre estimate uses 3,434 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 Longwood to Newton Centre
The Longwood to Newton Centre record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Longwood, each with a published median duration.