Morning rush
3.8 min 498 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WabantoRiverside
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Waban to Riverside took a median 3.8 minutes across 3,374 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Waban to Riverside take?
The median completed ride from Waban to Riverside was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 3,374 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Waban to Riverside times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Waban to Riverside; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.8 min 861 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 746 trips · 91% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 1,269 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Waban to Riverside was measured
The Waban to Riverside estimate uses 3,374 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 Riverside
The Waban to Riverside record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Waban, each with a published median duration.