Morning rush
17 min 592 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Medford/Tufts took a median 17 minutes across 3,521 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 20 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Medford/Tufts take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Medford/Tufts was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,521 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Medford/Tufts times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Station to Medford/Tufts; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 898 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
17 min 638 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,393 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Medford/Tufts was measured
The North Station to Medford/Tufts estimate uses 3,521 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 Medford/Tufts
The North Station to Medford/Tufts record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.