OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

BoylstontoBabcock Street

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A direct MBTA train from Boylston to Babcock Street took a median 20 minutes across 3,364 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 24 minutes.

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

Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip24 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Boylston to Babcock Street take?

The median completed ride from Boylston to Babcock Street was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.

Based on 3,364 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 24 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Boylston to Babcock Street times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Boylston to Babcock Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

18 min 647 trips · 95% on pace

Midday

20 min 889 trips · 91% on pace

Evening rush

21 min 629 trips · 88% on pace

Off-peak

19 min 1,199 trips · 94% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Boylston to Babcock Street was measured

The Boylston to Babcock Street estimate uses 3,364 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 →