Morning rush
5.8 min 534 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton CentretoWaban
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Newton Centre to Waban took a median 5.8 minutes across 3,476 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 6.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip6.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Centre to Waban take?
The median completed ride from Newton Centre to Waban was 5.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 3,476 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 6.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Newton Centre to Waban times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Newton Centre to Waban; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.8 min 865 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
5.8 min 788 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
5.8 min 1,289 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Newton Centre to Waban was measured
The Newton Centre to Waban estimate uses 3,476 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 Waban
The Newton Centre to Waban record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Newton Centre, each with a published median duration.