Morning rush
53 min 460 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton CentretoUnion Square
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Newton Centre to Union Square took a median 54 minutes across 2,425 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
Typical54 min50th percentile
Slower trip61 min90th percentile
Scheduled56 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Centre to Union Square take?
The median completed ride from Newton Centre to Union Square was 54 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 56 minutes.
Based on 2,425 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 54 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of 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
Newton Centre to Union Square times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Newton Centre to Union Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
54 min 587 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
56 min 507 trips · 68% on paceOff-peak
52 min 871 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Newton Centre to Union Square was measured
The Newton Centre to Union Square estimate uses 2,425 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 Union Square
The Newton Centre to Union Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Newton Centre, each with a published median duration.