Morning rush
33 min 578 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Chestnut HilltoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Chestnut Hill to Government Center took a median 34 minutes across 3,234 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chestnut Hill to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Chestnut Hill to Government Center was 34 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,234 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chestnut Hill to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Chestnut Hill to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
34 min 783 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
36 min 681 trips · 60% on paceOff-peak
33 min 1,192 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chestnut Hill to Government Center was measured
The Chestnut Hill to Government Center estimate uses 3,234 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 Chestnut Hill to Government Center
The Chestnut Hill to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chestnut Hill, each with a published median duration.