Morning rush
19 min 635 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RiverwaytoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Riverway to Arlington took a median 19 minutes across 3,498 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 24 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip24 min90th percentile
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Riverway to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Riverway to Arlington was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 20 minutes.
Based on 3,498 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 24 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Riverway to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Riverway to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 871 trips · 81% on paceEvening rush
21 min 669 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,323 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Riverway to Arlington was measured
The Riverway to Arlington estimate uses 3,498 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 Riverway to Arlington
The Riverway to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Riverway, each with a published median duration.