Morning rush
17 min 680 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RugglestoAssembly
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Ruggles to Assembly took a median 17 minutes across 2,925 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 19 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip19 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ruggles to Assembly take?
The median completed ride from Ruggles to Assembly was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 2,925 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 19 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ruggles to Assembly times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Ruggles to Assembly; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 681 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
17 min 653 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
17 min 911 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ruggles to Assembly was measured
The Ruggles to Assembly estimate uses 2,925 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 Ruggles to Assembly
The Ruggles to Assembly record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ruggles, each with a published median duration.