Morning rush
13 min 632 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoEast Somerville
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to East Somerville took a median 13 minutes across 3,642 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical13 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to East Somerville take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to East Somerville was 13 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 3,642 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 13 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to East Somerville times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to East Somerville; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
13 min 910 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
13 min 676 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
12 min 1,424 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to East Somerville was measured
The Government Center to East Somerville estimate uses 3,642 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 East Somerville
The Government Center to East Somerville record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.