Morning rush
23 min 506 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoBabcock Street
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Babcock Street took a median 25 minutes across 2,897 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 30 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical25 min50th percentile
Slower trip30 min90th percentile
Scheduled26 minmedian timetable
On pace80%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Babcock Street take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Babcock Street was 25 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 26 minutes.
Based on 2,897 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 25 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 30 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Babcock Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Babcock Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
26 min 760 trips · 75% on paceEvening rush
27 min 539 trips · 75% on paceOff-peak
24 min 1,092 trips · 82% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Babcock Street was measured
The Government Center to Babcock Street estimate uses 2,897 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 Government Center to Babcock Street
The Government Center to Babcock Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.