Morning rush
26 min 636 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
RiverwaytoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Riverway to Government Center took a median 27 minutes across 3,491 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 32 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical27 min50th percentile
Slower trip32 min90th percentile
Scheduled28 minmedian timetable
On pace79%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Riverway to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Riverway to Government Center was 27 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 28 minutes.
Based on 3,491 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 27 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 32 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Riverway to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Riverway to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
28 min 874 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
30 min 669 trips · 65% on paceOff-peak
25 min 1,312 trips · 81% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Riverway to Government Center was measured
The Riverway to Government Center estimate uses 3,491 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 Riverway to Government Center
The Riverway to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Riverway, each with a published median duration.