Morning rush
54 min 547 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Union SquaretoNewton Highlands
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A direct MBTA train from Union Square to Newton Highlands took a median 54 minutes across 3,107 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 62 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical54 min50th percentile
Slower trip62 min90th percentile
Scheduled55 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Union Square to Newton Highlands take?
The median completed ride from Union Square to Newton Highlands was 54 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 55 minutes.
Based on 3,107 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 54 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 62 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Union Square to Newton Highlands times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Union Square to Newton Highlands; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
54 min 826 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
57 min 666 trips · 68% on paceOff-peak
52 min 1,068 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Union Square to Newton Highlands was measured
The Union Square to Newton Highlands estimate uses 3,107 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 Union Square to Newton Highlands
The Union Square to Newton Highlands record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Union Square, each with a published median duration.