Morning rush
36 min 717 trips · 61% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Fields CornertoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Fields Corner to Alewife took a median 35 minutes across 3,107 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 41 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip41 min90th percentile
Scheduled34 minmedian timetable
On pace57%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Fields Corner to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Fields Corner to Alewife was 35 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 34 minutes.
Based on 3,107 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was 1 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 41 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Fields Corner to Alewife times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Fields Corner to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
36 min 666 trips · 55% on paceEvening rush
36 min 669 trips · 56% on paceOff-peak
35 min 1,055 trips · 57% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Fields Corner to Alewife was measured
The Fields Corner to Alewife estimate uses 3,107 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 Fields Corner to Alewife
The Fields Corner to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Fields Corner, each with a published median duration.