Morning rush
22 min 1,350 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoBroadway
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Broadway took a median 22 minutes across 6,263 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 26 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip26 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace78%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Broadway take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Broadway was 22 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.
Based on 6,263 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 22 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 26 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Broadway times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Alewife to Broadway; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 1,628 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
23 min 1,357 trips · 73% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,928 trips · 80% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Broadway was measured
The Alewife to Broadway estimate uses 6,263 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 Broadway
The Alewife to Broadway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.