Morning rush
63 min 547 trips · 78% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Union SquaretoRiverside
Green Line
A direct train took 64 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 72 minutes.
Typical64 min50th percentile
Slower trip72 min90th percentile
Scheduled64 minmedian timetable
On pace67%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Union Square to Riverside take?
Based on 3,040 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 64 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 72 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
64 min 815 trips · 67% on paceEvening rush
66 min 640 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
62 min 1,038 trips · 65% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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