Morning rush
16 min 613 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton CentretoLongwood
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Newton Centre to Longwood took a median 16 minutes across 3,364 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 19 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip19 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Centre to Longwood take?
The median completed ride from Newton Centre to Longwood was 16 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,364 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 19 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Newton Centre to Longwood times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Newton Centre to Longwood; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 786 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
16 min 711 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
15 min 1,254 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Newton Centre to Longwood was measured
The Newton Centre to Longwood estimate uses 3,364 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 Newton Centre to Longwood
The Newton Centre to Longwood record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Newton Centre, each with a published median duration.