Morning rush
34 min 752 trips · 81% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoBack of the Hill
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A direct MBTA train from North Station to Back of the Hill took a median 34 minutes across 3,499 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
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?
The median completed ride from North Station to Back of the Hill was 34 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,499 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
North Station to Back of the Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Back of the Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 861 trips · 72% on paceEvening rush
36 min 690 trips · 73% on paceOff-peak
32 min 1,196 trips · 81% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Back of the Hill was measured
The North Station to Back of the Hill estimate uses 3,499 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 Back of the Hill
The North Station to Back of the Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.