Morning rush
4.2 min 620 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ReservoirtoBrookline Hills
A direct train took 4.2 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 5.2 minutes.
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Reservoir to Brookline Hills take?
Based on 3,363 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.2 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
Evening rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Off-peak was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 794 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 684 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 1,265 trips · 100% 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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