OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Babcock StreettoSouth Street

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Babcock Street to South Street took a median 18 minutes across 3,417 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 21 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip21 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Babcock Street to South Street take?

The median completed ride from Babcock Street to South Street was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.

Based on 3,417 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 21 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Babcock Street to South Street times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Babcock Street to South Street; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

17 min 621 trips · 83% on pace

Midday

18 min 887 trips · 88% on pace

Evening rush

18 min 665 trips · 89% on pace

Off-peak

18 min 1,244 trips · 81% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Babcock Street to South Street was measured

The Babcock Street to South Street estimate uses 3,417 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.

Read the complete method →