OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Newton CentretoEliot

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Newton Centre to Eliot took a median 3.8 minutes across 3,483 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.2 minutes.

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

Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Newton Centre to Eliot take?

The median completed ride from Newton Centre to Eliot was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.

Based on 3,483 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Newton Centre to Eliot times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Newton Centre to Eliot; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

3.8 min 534 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

3.8 min 864 trips · 99% on pace

Evening rush

3.8 min 793 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

3.8 min 1,292 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Newton Centre to Eliot was measured

The Newton Centre to Eliot estimate uses 3,483 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.

Read the complete method →