Morning rush
18 min 1,333 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
PortertoBroadway
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Porter to Broadway took a median 18 minutes across 6,280 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 21 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip21 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Porter to Broadway take?
The median completed ride from Porter to Broadway was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 6,280 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 21 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Porter to Broadway times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Porter to Broadway; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
18 min 1,632 trips · 87% on paceEvening rush
19 min 1,357 trips · 80% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,958 trips · 87% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Porter to Broadway was measured
The Porter to Broadway estimate uses 6,280 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 Porter to Broadway
The Porter to Broadway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Porter, each with a published median duration.