Morning rush
23 min 693 trips · 65% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Medford/Tufts to Government Center took a median 22 minutes across 3,480 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace68%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Medford/Tufts to Government Center was 22 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 3,480 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 22 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Medford/Tufts to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Medford/Tufts to Government Center; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
22 min 891 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
22 min 686 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
21 min 1,210 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Medford/Tufts to Government Center was measured
The Medford/Tufts to Government Center estimate uses 3,480 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 Medford/Tufts to Government Center
The Medford/Tufts to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Medford/Tufts, each with a published median duration.