Morning rush
11 min 1,322 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoBroadway
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Central to Broadway took a median 11 minutes across 6,279 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 13 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical11 min50th percentile
Slower trip13 min90th percentile
Scheduled11 minmedian timetable
On pace89%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Broadway take?
The median completed ride from Central to Broadway was 11 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 11 minutes.
Based on 6,279 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Central to Broadway times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Central to Broadway; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
11 min 1,634 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
12 min 1,329 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
11 min 1,994 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central to Broadway was measured
The Central to Broadway estimate uses 6,279 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 to Broadway
The Central to Broadway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Central, each with a published median duration.