Morning rush
53 min 641 trips · 62% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoBack of the Hill
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill took a median 53 minutes across 3,321 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 61 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical53 min50th percentile
Slower trip61 min90th percentile
Scheduled52 minmedian timetable
On pace61%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill take?
The median completed ride from Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill was 53 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 52 minutes.
Based on 3,321 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 53 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 61 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
54 min 836 trips · 58% on paceEvening rush
55 min 659 trips · 58% on paceOff-peak
50 min 1,185 trips · 65% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill was measured
The Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill estimate uses 3,321 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 Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill
The Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Medford/Tufts, each with a published median duration.