Morning rush
1.8 min 1,428 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BroadwaytoSouth Station
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Broadway to South Station took a median 1.8 minutes across 6,270 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 1.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip1.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Broadway to South Station take?
The median completed ride from Broadway to South Station was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 6,270 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 1.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Broadway to South Station times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Broadway to South Station; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.8 min 1,301 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 1,359 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.8 min 2,182 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Broadway to South Station was measured
The Broadway to South Station estimate uses 6,270 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 South Station
The Broadway to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Broadway, each with a published median duration.