Morning rush
46 min 708 trips · 71% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoBraintree
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Braintree took a median 47 minutes across 3,122 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 54 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical47 min50th percentile
Slower trip54 min90th percentile
Scheduled46 minmedian timetable
On pace62%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Braintree take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Braintree was 47 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 46 minutes.
Based on 3,122 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 47 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 54 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Braintree times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Alewife to Braintree; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
47 min 774 trips · 59% on paceEvening rush
48 min 682 trips · 57% on paceOff-peak
46 min 958 trips · 61% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Braintree was measured
The Alewife to Braintree estimate uses 3,122 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 Alewife to Braintree
The Alewife to Braintree record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.