Morning rush
5.8 min 820 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoTufts Medical Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Tufts Medical Center took a median 5.8 minutes across 3,826 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 6.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip6.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Tufts Medical Center take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Tufts Medical Center was 5.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 3,826 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 6.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Tufts Medical Center times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for North Station to Tufts Medical Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.8 min 640 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
6.2 min 754 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
5.8 min 1,612 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Tufts Medical Center was measured
The North Station to Tufts Medical Center estimate uses 3,826 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 Tufts Medical Center
The North Station to Tufts Medical Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.