OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Newton HighlandstoReservoir

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Newton Highlands to Reservoir took a median 7.8 minutes across 3,403 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 8.8 minutes.

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

Typical7.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip8.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Newton Highlands to Reservoir take?

The median completed ride from Newton Highlands to Reservoir was 7.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.

Based on 3,403 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 8.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Newton Highlands to Reservoir times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Newton Highlands to Reservoir; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

7.8 min 613 trips · 93% on pace

Midday

7.8 min 807 trips · 99% on pace

Evening rush

7.8 min 704 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

7.8 min 1,279 trips · 97% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Newton Highlands to Reservoir was measured

The Newton Highlands to Reservoir estimate uses 3,403 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 →