OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

BoylstontoRiverway

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A direct MBTA train from Boylston to Riverway took a median 23 minutes across 3,536 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.

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

Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Boylston to Riverway take?

The median completed ride from Boylston to Riverway was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.

Based on 3,536 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Boylston to Riverway times by daypart

Off-peak produced the fastest median for Boylston to Riverway; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

23 min 749 trips · 89% on pace

Midday

24 min 877 trips · 86% on pace

Evening rush

24 min 685 trips · 86% on pace

Off-peak

22 min 1,225 trips · 83% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Boylston to Riverway was measured

The Boylston to Riverway estimate uses 3,536 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 →