Morning rush
36 min 511 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Washington StreettoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Washington Street to Government Center took a median 38 minutes across 2,899 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 43 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical38 min50th percentile
Slower trip43 min90th percentile
Scheduled38 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Washington Street to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Washington Street to Government Center was 38 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 38 minutes.
Based on 2,899 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 38 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 43 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Washington Street to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Washington Street to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
38 min 744 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
40 min 594 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
36 min 1,050 trips · 72% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Washington Street to Government Center was measured
The Washington Street to Government Center estimate uses 2,899 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 Washington Street to Government Center
The Washington Street to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Washington Street, each with a published median duration.