Morning rush
11 min 1,369 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Arlington took a median 11 minutes across 7,008 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical11 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace88%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Arlington was 11 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 7,008 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
11 min 1,826 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
12 min 1,416 trips · 83% on paceOff-peak
11 min 2,397 trips · 90% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Arlington was measured
The North Station to Arlington estimate uses 7,008 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 Station to Arlington
The North Station to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.