Morning rush
21 min 620 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoFields Corner
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Central to Fields Corner took a median 21 minutes across 3,140 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 25 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Fields Corner take?
The median completed ride from Central to Fields Corner was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.
Based on 3,140 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Central to Fields Corner times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Central to Fields Corner; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
21 min 853 trips · 81% on paceEvening rush
22 min 670 trips · 81% on paceOff-peak
20 min 997 trips · 83% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central to Fields Corner was measured
The Central to Fields Corner estimate uses 3,140 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 →MORE FROM Central
Trips related to Central to Fields Corner
The Central to Fields Corner record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Central, each with a published median duration.