Morning rush
24 min 701 trips · 86% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoWollaston
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A direct MBTA train from Central to Wollaston took a median 24 minutes across 3,133 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 28 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical24 min50th percentile
Slower trip28 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace78%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Wollaston take?
The median completed ride from Central to Wollaston was 24 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 3,133 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
Central to Wollaston times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Central to Wollaston; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
24 min 778 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
25 min 658 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
24 min 996 trips · 76% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central to Wollaston was measured
The Central to Wollaston estimate uses 3,133 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 Wollaston
The Central to Wollaston record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Central, each with a published median duration.