OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Medford/TuftstoEast Somerville

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Medford/Tufts to East Somerville took a median 7.2 minutes across 3,533 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 8.8 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical7.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip8.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Medford/Tufts to East Somerville take?

The median completed ride from Medford/Tufts to East Somerville was 7.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.

Based on 3,533 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.2 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 8.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Medford/Tufts to East Somerville times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Medford/Tufts to East Somerville; Morning rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

7.8 min 697 trips · 90% on pace

Midday

7.2 min 895 trips · 92% on pace

Evening rush

7.2 min 691 trips · 92% on pace

Off-peak

7.2 min 1,250 trips · 95% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Medford/Tufts to East Somerville was measured

The Medford/Tufts to East Somerville estimate uses 3,533 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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