Morning rush
19 min 619 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
LongwoodtoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Longwood to Government Center took a median 20 minutes across 3,327 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 25 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Longwood to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Longwood to Government Center was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.
Based on 3,327 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Longwood to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Longwood to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 779 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
22 min 689 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
20 min 1,240 trips · 83% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Longwood to Government Center was measured
The Longwood to Government Center estimate uses 3,327 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 Longwood to Government Center
The Longwood to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Longwood, each with a published median duration.