Morning rush
14 min 607 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoBall Square
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A direct MBTA train from North Station to Ball Square took a median 14 minutes across 3,594 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 16 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical14 min50th percentile
Slower trip16 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Ball Square take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Ball Square was 14 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 3,594 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 16 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Ball Square times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Ball Square; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 914 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
14 min 652 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,421 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Ball Square was measured
The North Station to Ball Square estimate uses 3,594 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 Ball Square
The North Station to Ball Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.