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Boston Commute

I commute between the Malden area and the Longwood area. There are several ways to solve this problem:
  1. Orange Line to Ruggles (30min) + walk (10-15min) ~ 45min
  2. Orange line to Ruggles + Free Longwood area shuttle (No ID required) - 35min to 45min
  3. Orange line to Ruggles + Bike (Haven't tried this, wouldn't work during peak)
  4. Orange line to North Sta (15min) + Green (Heath) to Longwood (20min to 1hr)
  5. Orange line to Ruggles (30min) + walk one block (5min) + Green (Heath) to Longwood (10min to 20min)
The Green line is a bit of a crapshoot. Some days its just fine, some days it crawls. The commute is faster/more reliable if you can put it out of the equation. The Orange line is fast, reliable, and during peak hours, very frequent. I would say near Malden, about 1 every 5min. In the evening, at North Station, perhaps one every 10min

The great thing about trains is that you can read on 'em. I get a paper a trip (about), which is decent.
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