Morning rush
28 min 744 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoRiverway
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Riverway took a median 28 minutes across 3,522 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 33 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical28 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled30 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Riverway take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Riverway was 28 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 30 minutes.
Based on 3,522 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 28 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 33 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Riverway times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to Riverway; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
29 min 849 trips · 84% on paceEvening rush
30 min 718 trips · 81% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,211 trips · 84% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Riverway was measured
The Government Center to Riverway estimate uses 3,522 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 Riverway
The Government Center to Riverway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.