Morning rush
25 min 1,434 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BroadwaytoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Broadway to Alewife took a median 24 minutes across 6,266 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 29 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical24 min50th percentile
Slower trip29 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Broadway to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Broadway to Alewife was 24 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 6,266 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 24 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 29 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Broadway to Alewife times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Broadway to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
24 min 1,302 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
25 min 1,362 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
24 min 2,168 trips · 73% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Broadway to Alewife was measured
The Broadway to Alewife estimate uses 6,266 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 Broadway to Alewife
The Broadway to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Broadway, each with a published median duration.