Morning rush
9.8 min 813 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Malden CentertoNorth Station
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to North Station took a median 9.8 minutes across 3,807 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 11 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical9.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled11 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Malden Center to North Station take?
The median completed ride from Malden Center to North Station was 9.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 11 minutes.
Based on 3,807 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 9.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Malden Center to North Station times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Malden Center to North Station; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
9.8 min 664 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
9.8 min 732 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
9.8 min 1,598 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Malden Center to North Station was measured
The Malden Center to North Station estimate uses 3,807 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 North Station
The Malden Center to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Malden Center, each with a published median duration.