OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Capen StreettoCedar Grove

Mattapan Line

A direct MBTA train from Capen Street to Cedar Grove took a median 6.8 minutes across 3,323 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.8 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical6.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Capen Street to Cedar Grove take?

The median completed ride from Capen Street to Cedar Grove was 6.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.

Based on 3,323 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.8 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Capen Street to Cedar Grove times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Capen Street to Cedar Grove; Morning rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

7.2 min 711 trips · 98% on pace

Midday

6.8 min 840 trips · 99% on pace

Evening rush

6.8 min 844 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

6.8 min 928 trips · 100% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Capen Street to Cedar Grove was measured

The Capen Street to Cedar Grove estimate uses 3,323 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.

Read the complete method →