Morning rush
36 min 710 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoWollaston
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Wollaston took a median 36 minutes across 3,129 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical36 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace69%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Wollaston take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Wollaston was 36 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,129 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 36 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Wollaston times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Alewife to Wollaston; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
36 min 776 trips · 71% on paceEvening rush
37 min 684 trips · 62% on paceOff-peak
35 min 959 trips · 67% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Wollaston was measured
The Alewife to Wollaston estimate uses 3,129 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 Wollaston
The Alewife to Wollaston record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.