Morning rush
49 min 545 trips · 62% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RiversidetoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Riverside to Government Center took a median 49 minutes across 2,966 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 57 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical49 min50th percentile
Slower trip57 min90th percentile
Scheduled49 minmedian timetable
On pace62%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Riverside to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Riverside to Government Center was 49 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 49 minutes.
Based on 2,966 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 49 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 57 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Riverside to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Riverside to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
49 min 731 trips · 67% on paceEvening rush
51 min 609 trips · 53% on paceOff-peak
47 min 1,081 trips · 62% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Riverside to Government Center was measured
The Riverside to Government Center estimate uses 2,966 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 Riverside to Government Center
The Riverside to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Riverside, each with a published median duration.