Morning rush
35 min 556 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Park StreettoNewton Highlands
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A direct train took 35 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 41 minutes.
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip41 min90th percentile
Scheduled37 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Park Street to Newton Highlands take?
Based on 3,248 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 41 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
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 870 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
37 min 684 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
34 min 1,138 trips · 79% on paceHOW 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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