Morning rush
8.2 min 1,161 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoWood Island
Blue Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Wood Island took a median 8.8 minutes across 4,791 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Wood Island take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Wood Island was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.
Based on 4,791 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Wood Island times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Wood Island; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 1,058 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 1,158 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
8.2 min 1,414 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Wood Island was measured
The Government Center to Wood Island estimate uses 4,791 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 Wood Island
The Government Center to Wood Island record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.