Morning rush
3.8 min 737 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ButlertoValley Road
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Butler to Valley Road took a median 3.8 minutes across 3,495 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Butler to Valley Road take?
The median completed ride from Butler to Valley Road was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 3,495 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Butler to Valley Road times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Butler to Valley Road; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.8 min 884 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 876 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 998 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Butler to Valley Road was measured
The Butler to Valley Road estimate uses 3,495 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 Valley Road
The Butler to Valley Road record is accompanied by 5 other measured direct rides beginning at Butler, each with a published median duration.