Morning rush
39 min 708 trips · 51% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AshmonttoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Ashmont to Alewife took a median 39 minutes across 3,073 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 46 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical39 min50th percentile
Slower trip46 min90th percentile
Scheduled37 minmedian timetable
On pace51%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ashmont to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Ashmont to Alewife was 39 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 37 minutes.
Based on 3,073 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 39 minutes. That was 2 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 46 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ashmont to Alewife times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Ashmont to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
39 min 669 trips · 49% on paceEvening rush
40 min 680 trips · 49% on paceOff-peak
38 min 1,016 trips · 52% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ashmont to Alewife was measured
The Ashmont to Alewife estimate uses 3,073 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 Ashmont to Alewife
The Ashmont to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ashmont, each with a published median duration.