Morning rush
8.8 min 1,358 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Wood IslandtoGovernment Center
Blue Line
A direct MBTA train from Wood Island to Government Center took a median 8.8 minutes across 5,406 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Wood Island to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Wood Island to Government Center was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.
Based on 5,406 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Wood Island to Government Center times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Wood Island to Government Center; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 1,097 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
8.2 min 1,371 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
8.2 min 1,580 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Wood Island to Government Center was measured
The Wood Island to Government Center estimate uses 5,406 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 Wood Island to Government Center
The Wood Island to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Wood Island, each with a published median duration.