Morning rush
6.2 min 599 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WabantoNewton Centre
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Waban to Newton Centre took a median 5.8 minutes across 3,345 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Waban to Newton Centre take?
The median completed ride from Waban to Newton Centre was 5.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 3,345 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Waban to Newton Centre times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Waban to Newton Centre; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.8 min 782 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
6.2 min 708 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
5.8 min 1,256 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Waban to Newton Centre was measured
The Waban to Newton Centre estimate uses 3,345 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 Waban to Newton Centre
The Waban to Newton Centre record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Waban, each with a published median duration.