Morning rush
3.2 min 1,227 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoNorth Station
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to North Station took a median 3.8 minutes across 7,013 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to North Station take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to North Station was 3.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 7,013 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to North Station times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to North Station; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.8 min 1,679 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 1,403 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 2,704 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to North Station was measured
The Government Center to North Station estimate uses 7,013 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 North Station
The Government Center to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.