Morning rush
11 min 1,434 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BroadwaytoCentral
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A direct MBTA train from Broadway to Central took a median 11 minutes across 6,272 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 13 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical11 min50th percentile
Slower trip13 min90th percentile
Scheduled12 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Broadway to Central take?
The median completed ride from Broadway to Central was 11 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 12 minutes.
Based on 6,272 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Broadway to Central times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Broadway to Central; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
11 min 1,304 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
12 min 1,362 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
11 min 2,172 trips · 90% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Broadway to Central was measured
The Broadway to Central estimate uses 6,272 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 Central
The Broadway to Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Broadway, each with a published median duration.