Morning rush
27 min 588 trips · 78% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoWashington Square
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Washington Square took a median 29 minutes across 3,196 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
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled29 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Washington Square take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Washington Square was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 29 minutes.
Based on 3,196 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 0.5 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 Washington Square times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Washington Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
29 min 784 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
30 min 646 trips · 81% on paceOff-peak
28 min 1,178 trips · 73% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Washington Square was measured
The Government Center to Washington Square estimate uses 3,196 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 Washington Square
The Government Center to Washington Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.