OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

RugglestoState

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Ruggles to State took a median 8.2 minutes across 2,922 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical8.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Ruggles to State take?

The median completed ride from Ruggles to State was 8.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.

Based on 2,922 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Ruggles to State times by daypart

Midday produced the fastest median for Ruggles to State; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

8.2 min 678 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

8.2 min 681 trips · 98% on pace

Evening rush

8.8 min 653 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

8.2 min 910 trips · 98% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Ruggles to State was measured

The Ruggles to State estimate uses 2,922 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.

Read the complete method →