Morning rush
29 min 594 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ReservoirtoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Reservoir to Government Center took a median 30 minutes across 3,231 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 36 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Reservoir to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Reservoir to Government Center was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 3,231 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Reservoir to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Reservoir to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 783 trips · 83% on paceEvening rush
32 min 661 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,193 trips · 84% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Reservoir to Government Center was measured
The Reservoir to Government Center estimate uses 3,231 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 Reservoir to Government Center
The Reservoir to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Reservoir, each with a published median duration.