Morning rush
16 min 706 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Tufts Medical CentertoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center took a median 17 minutes across 3,821 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 Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,821 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
Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 671 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
17 min 747 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,697 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center was measured
The Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center estimate uses 3,821 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 Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center
The Tufts Medical Center to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Tufts Medical Center, each with a published median duration.