Morning rush
1.8 min 740 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ButlertoCentral Avenue
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Butler to Central Avenue took a median 1.8 minutes across 3,507 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Butler to Central Avenue take?
The median completed ride from Butler to Central Avenue was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 3,507 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 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Butler to Central Avenue times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Butler to Central Avenue; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.8 min 892 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
2.2 min 876 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.8 min 999 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Butler to Central Avenue was measured
The Butler to Central Avenue estimate uses 3,507 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 Butler to Central Avenue
The Butler to Central Avenue record is accompanied by 5 other measured direct rides beginning at Butler, each with a published median duration.