Morning rush
8.8 min 705 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AshmonttoCapen Street
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Ashmont to Capen Street took a median 8.8 minutes across 3,293 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ashmont to Capen Street take?
The median completed ride from Ashmont to Capen Street was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.
Based on 3,293 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ashmont to Capen Street times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Ashmont to Capen Street; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 848 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 806 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 934 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ashmont to Capen Street was measured
The Ashmont to Capen Street estimate uses 3,293 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 Capen Street
The Ashmont to Capen Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ashmont, each with a published median duration.