Morning rush
12 min 1,424 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Park StreettoPorter
Red Line
A direct train took 12 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 14 minutes.
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Park Street to Porter take?
Based on 6,258 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Midday produced the fastest typical result in this window; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 1,334 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
12 min 1,341 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
12 min 2,159 trips · 95% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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