Morning rush
16 min 811 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Malden CentertoTufts Medical Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center took a median 16 minutes across 3,802 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center take?
The median completed ride from Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center was 16 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,802 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 664 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
16 min 730 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,597 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center was measured
The Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center estimate uses 3,802 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 Tufts Medical Center
The Malden Center to Tufts Medical Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Malden Center, each with a published median duration.