Morning rush
1.2 min 1,277 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoBroadway
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from South Station to Broadway took a median 1.2 minutes across 6,248 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 1.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip1.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Broadway take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Broadway was 1.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 6,248 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 1.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Broadway times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for South Station to Broadway; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.2 min 1,628 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
1.2 min 1,324 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.2 min 2,019 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Broadway was measured
The South Station to Broadway estimate uses 6,248 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 South Station to Broadway
The South Station to Broadway record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.