Morning rush
23 min 717 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North QuincytoCentral
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A direct MBTA train from North Quincy to Central took a median 23 minutes across 3,134 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Quincy to Central take?
The median completed ride from North Quincy to Central was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 3,134 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Quincy to Central times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for North Quincy to Central; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 620 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
24 min 687 trips · 75% on paceOff-peak
23 min 1,110 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Quincy to Central was measured
The North Quincy to Central 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 Central
The North Quincy to Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Quincy, each with a published median duration.