Morning rush
29 min 632 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Heath StreettoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Heath Street to Government Center took a median 29 minutes across 3,305 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 35 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip35 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace78%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Heath Street to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Heath Street to Government Center was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,305 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 35 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Heath Street to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Heath Street to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 801 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
33 min 640 trips · 61% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,232 trips · 82% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Heath Street to Government Center was measured
The Heath Street to Government Center estimate uses 3,305 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 Heath Street to Government Center
The Heath Street to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Heath Street, each with a published median duration.