Morning rush
2.2 min 741 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Central AvenuetoCapen Street
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Central Avenue to Capen Street took a median 2.2 minutes across 3,502 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical2.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central Avenue to Capen Street take?
The median completed ride from Central Avenue to Capen Street was 2.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 3,502 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Central Avenue to Capen Street times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Central Avenue to Capen Street; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
2.2 min 880 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
2.2 min 878 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
2.2 min 1,003 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central Avenue to Capen Street was measured
The Central Avenue to Capen Street estimate uses 3,502 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 Central Avenue to Capen Street
The Central Avenue to Capen Street record is accompanied by 5 other measured direct rides beginning at Central Avenue, each with a published median duration.