Morning rush
25 min 784 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoLongwood Medical Area
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Longwood Medical Area took a median 25 minutes across 3,604 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 30 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical25 min50th percentile
Slower trip30 min90th percentile
Scheduled27 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Longwood Medical Area take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Longwood Medical Area was 25 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 27 minutes.
Based on 3,604 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 25 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 30 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Longwood Medical Area times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Longwood Medical Area; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
26 min 898 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
26 min 717 trips · 81% on paceOff-peak
24 min 1,205 trips · 87% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Longwood Medical Area was measured
The North Station to Longwood Medical Area estimate uses 3,604 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 Longwood Medical Area
The North Station to Longwood Medical Area record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.