Morning rush
3.8 min 740 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Cedar GrovetoCentral Avenue
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Cedar Grove to Central Avenue took a median 4.2 minutes across 3,499 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Cedar Grove to Central Avenue take?
The median completed ride from Cedar Grove to Central Avenue was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,499 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Cedar Grove to Central Avenue times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Cedar Grove to Central Avenue; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 912 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 865 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 982 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Cedar Grove to Central Avenue was measured
The Cedar Grove to Central Avenue estimate uses 3,499 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 Cedar Grove to Central Avenue
The Cedar Grove to Central Avenue record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Cedar Grove, each with a published median duration.