Morning rush
1.2 min 711 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Valley RoadtoCentral Avenue
Mattapan Line
A direct MBTA train from Valley Road to Central Avenue took a median 1.2 minutes across 3,391 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 Valley Road to Central Avenue take?
The median completed ride from Valley Road to Central Avenue was 1.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 3,391 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
Valley Road to Central Avenue times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Valley Road to Central Avenue; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.2 min 867 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
1.2 min 853 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.2 min 960 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Valley Road to Central Avenue was measured
The Valley Road to Central Avenue estimate uses 3,391 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 Valley Road to Central Avenue
The Valley Road to Central Avenue record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Valley Road, each with a published median duration.