Morning rush
3.8 min 813 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Malden CentertoAssembly
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to Assembly took a median 3.8 minutes across 3,808 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Malden Center to Assembly take?
The median completed ride from Malden Center to Assembly was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,808 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Malden Center to Assembly times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Malden Center to Assembly; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.8 min 664 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 733 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 1,598 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Malden Center to Assembly was measured
The Malden Center to Assembly estimate uses 3,808 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 Malden Center to Assembly
The Malden Center to Assembly record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Malden Center, each with a published median duration.