Morning rush
37 min 718 trips · 70% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North QuincytoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from North Quincy to Alewife took a median 37 minutes across 3,134 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 42 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical37 min50th percentile
Slower trip42 min90th percentile
Scheduled36 minmedian timetable
On pace63%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Quincy to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from North Quincy to Alewife was 37 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 36 minutes.
Based on 3,134 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 37 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 42 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Quincy to Alewife times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Quincy to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
37 min 620 trips · 63% on paceEvening rush
38 min 687 trips · 59% on paceOff-peak
36 min 1,109 trips · 61% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Quincy to Alewife was measured
The North Quincy to Alewife estimate uses 3,134 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 North Quincy to Alewife
The North Quincy to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Quincy, each with a published median duration.