Morning rush
55 min 458 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton HighlandstoUnion Square
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Newton Highlands to Union Square took a median 56 minutes across 2,414 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 63 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical56 min50th percentile
Slower trip63 min90th percentile
Scheduled58 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Highlands to Union Square take?
The median completed ride from Newton Highlands to Union Square was 56 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 58 minutes.
Based on 2,414 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 56 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 63 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Newton Highlands to Union Square times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Newton Highlands to Union Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
57 min 597 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
58 min 490 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
54 min 869 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Newton Highlands to Union Square was measured
The Newton Highlands to Union Square estimate uses 2,414 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 Highlands to Union Square
The Newton Highlands to Union Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Newton Highlands, each with a published median duration.