Morning rush
5.8 min 1,323 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoPark Street
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Central to Park Street took a median 5.8 minutes across 6,282 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace94%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Park Street take?
The median completed ride from Central to Park Street was 5.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 6,282 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Central to Park Street times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Central to Park Street; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.8 min 1,633 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
5.8 min 1,330 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
5.2 min 1,996 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central to Park Street was measured
The Central to Park Street estimate uses 6,282 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 Park Street
The Central to Park Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Central, each with a published median duration.