Morning rush
12 min 588 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WoodlandtoChestnut Hill
A direct train took 12 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 14 minutes.
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Woodland to Chestnut Hill take?
Based on 3,215 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 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; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 751 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
12 min 677 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
11 min 1,199 trips · 91% 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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