Morning rush
3.2 min 1,372 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Government Center took a median 3.2 minutes across 7,050 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Government Center was 3.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 7,050 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Government Center times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for North Station to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.2 min 1,832 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
3.8 min 1,428 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
3.2 min 2,418 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Government Center was measured
The North Station to Government Center estimate uses 7,050 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 North Station to Government Center
The North Station to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.