Morning rush
4.2 min 678 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RugglestoTufts Medical Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center took a median 4.2 minutes across 2,921 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center take?
The median completed ride from Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 2,921 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 681 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
4.8 min 653 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 909 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center was measured
The Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center estimate uses 2,921 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 Tufts Medical Center
The Ruggles to Tufts Medical Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ruggles, each with a published median duration.