Morning rush
13 min 705 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Malden Center took a median 13 minutes across 3,837 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical13 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from State to Malden Center was 13 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 3,837 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 13 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for State to Malden Center; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
13 min 679 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
13 min 748 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,705 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Malden Center was measured
The State to Malden Center estimate uses 3,837 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 State to Malden Center
The State to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.