Morning rush
14 min 781 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoNortheastern University
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Northeastern University took a median 14 minutes across 3,638 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical14 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Northeastern University take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Northeastern University was 14 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,638 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 3 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Northeastern University times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to Northeastern University; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 888 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
15 min 743 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,226 trips · 93% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Northeastern University was measured
The Government Center to Northeastern University estimate uses 3,638 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 Northeastern University
The Government Center to Northeastern University record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.