Morning rush
61 min 442 trips · 76% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WabantoUnion Square
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Waban to Union Square took a median 61 minutes across 2,349 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 69 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical61 min50th percentile
Slower trip69 min90th percentile
Scheduled62 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Waban to Union Square take?
The median completed ride from Waban to Union Square was 61 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 62 minutes.
Based on 2,349 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 61 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 69 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Waban to Union Square times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Waban to Union Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
61 min 571 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
63 min 495 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
58 min 841 trips · 74% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Waban to Union Square was measured
The Waban to Union Square estimate uses 2,349 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 Union Square
The Waban to Union Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Waban, each with a published median duration.