Morning rush
20 min 680 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Massachusetts AvenuetoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center took a median 21 minutes across 2,925 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 2,925 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
21 min 681 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
21 min 652 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
21 min 912 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center was measured
The Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center estimate uses 2,925 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 Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center
The Massachusetts Avenue to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Massachusetts Avenue, each with a published median duration.