Morning rush
43 min 549 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoWaban
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Waban took a median 43 minutes across 3,269 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 49 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical43 min50th percentile
Slower trip49 min90th percentile
Scheduled45 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Waban take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Waban was 43 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 45 minutes.
Based on 3,269 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 43 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 49 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Waban times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to Waban; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
43 min 873 trips · 83% on paceEvening rush
45 min 691 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
42 min 1,156 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Waban was measured
The Government Center to Waban estimate uses 3,269 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 Waban
The Government Center to Waban record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.