Morning rush
10 min 1,352 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoCentral
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Central took a median 10 minutes across 6,268 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 12 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical10 min50th percentile
Slower trip12 min90th percentile
Scheduled11 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Central take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Central was 10 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 11 minutes.
Based on 6,268 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 10 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 12 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Central times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Alewife to Central; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
10 min 1,628 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
10 min 1,357 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
10 min 1,931 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Central was measured
The Alewife to Central estimate uses 6,268 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 Central
The Alewife to Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.