OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

North StationtoMagoun Square

Green Line

A direct train took 12 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 14 minutes.

Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does North Station to Magoun Square take?

Based on 3,572 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 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

Midday produced the fastest typical result in this window; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

12 min 605 trips · 97% on pace

Midday

12 min 910 trips · 97% on pace

Evening rush

12 min 640 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

12 min 1,417 trips · 98% on pace

HOW 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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