Morning rush
24 min 696 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoWollaston
Red Line
A direct train took 24 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 28 minutes.
Typical24 min50th percentile
Slower trip28 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Wollaston take?
Based on 3,122 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 24 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 28 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
24 min 780 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
25 min 662 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
24 min 984 trips · 75% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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