Morning rush
17 min 1,351 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoPark Street
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Park Street took a median 17 minutes across 6,266 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 20 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Park Street take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Park Street was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 6,266 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Park Street times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Alewife to Park Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 1,627 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
18 min 1,358 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,930 trips · 86% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Park Street was measured
The Alewife to Park Street estimate uses 6,266 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 Park Street
The Alewife to Park Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.