Morning rush
34 min 739 trips · 81% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoBack of the Hill
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A direct train took 34 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 40 minutes.
Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Back of the Hill take?
Based on 3,465 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 850 trips · 71% on paceEvening rush
37 min 693 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
32 min 1,183 trips · 81% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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