Morning rush
8.2 min 572 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RiversidetoNewton Highlands
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Riverside to Newton Highlands took a median 7.8 minutes across 3,154 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical7.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Riverside to Newton Highlands take?
The median completed ride from Riverside to Newton Highlands was 7.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 3,154 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.8 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Riverside to Newton Highlands times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Riverside to Newton Highlands; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
7.8 min 756 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
8.2 min 645 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
7.8 min 1,181 trips · 86% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Riverside to Newton Highlands was measured
The Riverside to Newton Highlands estimate uses 3,154 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 Riverside to Newton Highlands
The Riverside to Newton Highlands record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Riverside, each with a published median duration.