Morning rush
1.2 min 139 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back of the HilltoRiverway
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Back of the Hill to Riverway took a median 1.8 minutes across 563 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 3.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip3.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled1.2 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back of the Hill to Riverway take?
The median completed ride from Back of the Hill to Riverway was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 1.2 minutes.
Based on 563 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 3.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Back of the Hill to Riverway times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Back of the Hill to Riverway; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.2 min 146 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 224 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
1.2 min 54 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Back of the Hill to Riverway was measured
The Back of the Hill to Riverway estimate uses 563 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 Back of the Hill to Riverway
The Back of the Hill to Riverway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Back of the Hill, each with a published median duration.