Morning rush
13 min 813 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Malden CentertoState
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to State took a median 13 minutes across 3,807 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 14 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical13 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Malden Center to State take?
The median completed ride from Malden Center to State was 13 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 3,807 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 13 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Malden Center to State times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Malden Center to State; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
13 min 665 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
13 min 731 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,598 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Malden Center to State was measured
The Malden Center to State 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 State
The Malden Center to State record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Malden Center, each with a published median duration.