STATION REPORT · CAMBRIDGE
Central
Red Line
Across 30 service days, Central recorded a 81/100 reliability score, a 5.0-minute typical train gap, and 17.0% long gaps from 12,592 station observations in the official dataset.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Rolling operational summary
81/100Mostly steady
Station score81/100Mostly steady
Typical gap5.0 minbetween observed trains
Long gaps17.0%over 1.5× schedule
Observations12,592station stop records
DIRECT JOURNEYS
Direct trips measured from Central
TransitMeter publishes 21 direct destination measurements from Central; waiting and transfer time are excluded.
Times below cover rides completed on one train.
To Charles/MGH3.2 min6,282 tripsTo Park Street5.8 min6,282 tripsTo Broadway11 min6,279 tripsTo Andrew13 min6,279 tripsTo Kendall/MIT1.2 min6,276 tripsTo JFK/UMass16 min6,276 tripsTo Harvard2.2 min6,271 tripsTo South Station8.8 min6,271 tripsTo Porter5.2 min6,269 tripsTo Alewife12 min6,269 tripsTo Davis7.8 min6,268 tripsTo Downtown Crossing7.2 min6,253 tripsTo Fields Corner21 min3,140 tripsTo Savin Hill18 min3,139 tripsTo Shawmut23 min3,138 tripsTo North Quincy22 min3,133 tripsTo Wollaston24 min3,133 tripsTo Quincy Center27 min3,133 tripsTo Ashmont26 min3,132 tripsTo Quincy Adams30 min3,130 tripsTo Braintree35 min3,126 trips
STATION SIGNAL
What the Central score means
Central scored 81/100 (Mostly steady) from 12,592 observations, with a 5.0-minute median gap and 17.0% long gaps.
It is a rolling operational summary, not a real-time service alert.
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