Morning rush
34 min 506 trips · 80% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Washington Street took a median 37 minutes across 2,883 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 42 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical37 min50th percentile
Slower trip42 min90th percentile
Scheduled37 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Washington Street take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Washington Street was 37 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 37 minutes.
Based on 2,883 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 37 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 42 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 Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Washington Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
37 min 759 trips · 66% on paceEvening rush
39 min 539 trips · 72% on paceOff-peak
36 min 1,079 trips · 72% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Washington Street was measured
The Government Center to Washington Street estimate uses 2,883 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 Street
The Government Center to Washington Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.