Morning rush
48 min 575 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton HighlandstoLechmere
Green Line
A direct train took 49 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 57 minutes.
Typical49 min50th percentile
Slower trip57 min90th percentile
Scheduled51 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Highlands to Lechmere take?
Based on 3,079 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 49 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 57 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
50 min 752 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
52 min 619 trips · 67% on paceOff-peak
48 min 1,133 trips · 78% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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