OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Summit AvenuetoGovernment Center

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Summit Avenue to Government Center took a median 27 minutes across 3,206 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 pace78%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Summit Avenue to Government Center take?

The median completed ride from Summit Avenue to Government Center was 27 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 28 minutes.

Based on 3,206 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 27 minutes. That was within 1 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

Summit Avenue to Government Center times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Summit Avenue to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

26 min 614 trips · 85% on pace

Midday

27 min 844 trips · 80% on pace

Evening rush

29 min 661 trips · 75% on pace

Off-peak

26 min 1,087 trips · 74% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Summit Avenue to Government Center was measured

The Summit Avenue to Government Center estimate uses 3,206 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.

Read the complete method →